Madarail
The government of Madagascar has granted Madarail a 25-year concession to operate the northern of the two national rail lines. The company is investing in Madagascar's rail system. Operations began in 2003 with one locomotive; 7 more locomotives have been purchased from the Portuguese Comboios de Portugal, the CP Class 9020.
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Type | Joint stock |
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Industry | Rail transport |
Founded | 1999? |
Headquarters | Antananarivo |
Key people | Patrick Claes, Managing Director Patrick Stevenaert, General Manager Théodore Rasolonjatovo, Operations Manager Eric Pfeiffer, Chairman of the Board |
Products | Train transport service Infrastructure construction |
Number of employees | ~ 850 |
Website | http://www.madarail.mg |
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Headquarters | Antananarivo |
Locale | Madagascar |
Dates of operation | 2003–present |
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Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
Overview
The shares of this company are hold at 100% by the state of Madagascar after the private investor that hold 75% of the shares desisted in April 2022.[1]
Business development
It is planned to refurbish the line Antanananrivo-Antsirabe (159 km) that had been closed in the mid of the 1990th after passage of the cylone Ana that damaged a bridge of the river Sasaony, at 19 km from Antananarivo.[2]
Gallery
- Train waiting at Andasibe station
- Soarano train station in Antananarivo
- Railroad bridge in Madagascar
- Madarail
Timeline
2008
- 4 new locomotives ordered
See also
References
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