Tanzania Railway Limited (TRL)
Tanzania Railway Limited (TRL) yesterday announced to shift its
services to Dodoma officially, following the massive destruction of the
railway lines by floods at Kidete and Kilosa stations in Morogoro Region
early this month.
Addressing reporters in Dar es Salaam, TRL Public Relations Officer
Midladjy Maez said the services will resume after completion of the
ongoing repair work in Morogoro Region.
According to Maez, the affected Kidete and Kilosa stations are
stubborn areas, especially during rainy season, whereby infrastructures
are badly damaged by floods almost every year.
“We have been compelled to suspend our services in Dar es Salaam
for a while as we wait for major renovations of the infrastructures
which will be carried out later,” he said without clarifying exactly
when the major work will commence.
Maez said at least 600 kilometres of the entire railway in the
country are frequently damaged by floods, thus needs major repairs o
bring it to shape.
“There are many parts of the country which need major repairs -
it’s not Kidete and Kilosa only … But the still management is working to
find a permanent solution to this stubborn area,” he said.
He elaborated that as the TRL management thinks of the permanent
solution, at the moment it has also stopped the maintenance which was
continuing in the flood-prone areas until the ongoing rain season comes
to an end.
“We cannot continue wasting resources at this time … the maintenance exercise will resume later,” he noted.
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