Dar es Salaam Railway Station

General Information

Dar es Salaam City is located on the coast of the Indian Ocean. It is the largest city and main commercial center of Tanzania. It is also the main gateway for all imports and exports to/from Tanzania and her landlocked neighbours of Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi. The estimated population of Dar es Salaam at year 2002 is about 3million people.

Malindi Yard

Railway History and Operations
Construction of the Central Railway Line started at Dar es Salaam in the year 1905, during the German Rule of Tanganyika (1883 – 1919). Dar es salaam has since grown into the main administrative and operations hub of Tanzania Railways Corporation, handling about 80% of the railway business. Main features include:

• Headquarters of Tanzania Railways Corporation, with offices of the Director General and all Heads of Department (click here to see departments and Chief Officers)
• Headquarters of Dar es Salaam Railway District (click here to see Dar es Salaam District Officers)
• i) Passenger Terminal at Dar es Salaam Railway Station; including a luggage and parcels terminal
• Transshipment link to the Tanzania Zambia Railway Line (TAZARA)
• Railway Access to the Dar es Salaam Port for convenient delivery of exports and collection of imports
• Ilala Goods Shed and Container Terminal for consigning and receiving goods wagon loads
• Wagon and Carriage Workshops

Ilala Goods Shed