Rail transport in Zambia

Rail transport in Zambia is primarily provided by two systems:
 * TAZARA Railway
 * Zambia Railways Limited (sub-systems: Cape to Cairo Railway and Sena railway)

Zambia Railways operates a number of rail lines, including the Mulobezi Railway; as of early 2012, it was still in operation, but in poor repair.

Railway links with adjacent countries

 * Democratic Republic of the Congo - Ndola to Sakania then Lubumbashi -, freight only. (For extensions and reconstruction beyond Lubumbashi see the DR Congo article). The current operating status of Chililabombwe-DR Congo link not known.
 * 🇹🇿 Tanzania - from Kapiri Mposhi, border crossing at Nakonde, Zambia, to Dar es Salaam, TAZARA railway, passenger and freight -
 * 🇲🇼 Malawi - Chipata-Mchinji 2010 opening
 * 🇲🇿 Mozambique - no direct link, but indirectly to Nacala, Beira (via Malawi) and Maputo (via Zimbabwe, no continuous passenger services).
 * 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe - from Livingstone via the Victoria Falls Bridge to Bulawayo, freight only.
 * 🇧🇼 Botswana - no direct link, indirectly via Zimbabwe (no continuous passenger services). A direct link is under construction and expected to be open in 2019.
 * 🇳🇦 Namibia - no direct link.
 * 🇦🇴 Angola - no direct link - but indirectly via DR Congo to Benguela on the Benguela Railway - same gauge . In October 2023, Zambia signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Angola, DR Congo, the United States and the European Union for the construction of a new railway line connecting northwestern Zambia to the Lobito Atlantic Railway in Angola. The project, named Zambia-Lobito railway, is supported by the African Development Bank and the Africa Finance Corporation.