China connects Atlantic and Indian Ocean by railway

A luxury tourist rail train linking the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of Africa completed its first journey and arrived in Lobito, Angola recently.

This is the first rail line crossing the continent from the east to west. The train departed Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on July 14 with 54 tourists onboard, the Chinese portal ECNS reports.

The 4,300 kilometer line includes two significant parts—the Tazara Railway assisted by the Chinese government in the 1970s and the Benguela railway built by China Railway Construction Corporation from the turn of the century. The latter was put into operation in 2017.

China Railway Construction Corporation

tourist rail train

Tazara Railway

Benguela railway

tourist train

Atlantic and Indian Ocean connected by railway