Chinese Enterprises Deliver a Satisfactory Result for Railway Construction in Angola

The picture shows the train just arrived at the station. Most of the Moçâmedes Railway uses locomotives and carriages produced by China CNR Corporation Limited.

In the south of Angola, the Moçâmedes Railway is a steel dragon that winds for 876 kilometers (1,030 kilometers plus all station lines) across the provinces of Namibe, Huíla, and Cuando Cubango. After the completion of the overhaul project undertaken by China Hyway Group, Moçâmedes Railway was put into operation smoothly and has become a major transportation artery in southern Angola. This is the largest railway project undertaken by Chinese private enterprises overseas. On the eve of Angola's 40th anniversary of independence on November 11, Hyway Group handed over railway staff dormitories and schools built at 56 stations along the railway to Angola, bringing the 8-year Moçâmedes Railway overhaul project costing USD 1.31 billion to a complete end.

A few days ago, Angola's Minister of Transport Augusto Da Silva Tomás visited Namibe Province in person. Accompanied by Wei Ruihai, Vice President of Hyway Group, and local government officials, he unveiled the plaque for staff dormitory buildings at several stations in Namibe Province. Later, he took a train to Lubango, the capital of Huíla Province, to unveil the plaque for the railway staff dormitory buildings in Lubango, and was warmly welcomed by railway staff and local people and students along the railway. Tomás said that the Moçâmedes Railway overhaul project is an important part of Angola's post-war reconstruction process. The operation of this railway has played an indispensable role in the social and economic development as well as the flow of personnel and materials in the three southern provinces of Angola. He expressed his gratitude to Hyway Group and Chinese and Angolan builders for delivering a satisfactory answer to the people of Angola.