The TAZARA turns 50: Riding the railway that bridges Tanzania and Zambia

Riding the troubled railway line between Tanzania and Zambia as China moves to rebuild it.

By Paul Stremple and photos by Kang-Chun Cheng

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia — In Dar es Salaam’s train station, hundreds of passengers sat amid piles of luggage as a listless breeze blew through the open windows. Shortly before their scheduled 3:50pm departure on the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority’s (TAZARA) Mukuba Express train, an update crackled over the tannoy: the train would be leaving two hours late.