Rail transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Rail transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is provided by the Congo Railroad Company (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Congo) and the Office National des Transports (Congo) (ONATRA) and the Office of the Uele Railways (Office des Chemins de fer des Ueles, CFU).

The national system is mostly operated by the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Congo (SNCC). Not all rail lines link up, but are generally connected by river transport. The rail systems are listed below.

The following lines have been completely removed and are not listed for future rehabilitation:

4772 km (2002), 5138 km (1995);
narrow gauge:

There is only one currently functioning international link:

This link is currently not operating:

There are boat links to rail lines in these neighbouring countries:

These neighbouring countries have rail systems, but there are no links from the Congo:

These neighbouring countries have no rail systems: Central African Republic, Rwanda and Burundi.

On 3 November 2008, four diesel-electric locomotives were supplied to the DRC from China. These are 1,800 hp Co-Co locomotives, model CKD7C, built by the China Northern Rail Corporation Limited (CNR).

Steam locomotive of 1898

Ex-SAR 33-200 locomotive (33-219) now owned by Sheltam and doing duty in DRC Congo for SNCC

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