Two locomotives pull a passenger train into Dar es Salaam's main raiway station.

The Central Line is a major railway line in Tanzania, operated by the Tanzania Railways Corporation. Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC is a state-owned enterprise that runs a railway net that once was part of the East African Railways Corporation (EARC operating It runs west from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma via Dodoma. Dar es Salaam (دار السلام "Abode of Peace" Dār as-Salām) formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. Kigoma is a town and lake port in western Tanzania, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi. Dodoma (translation "It has sunk" in Gogo) officially Dodoma Urban District, population 324347 (2002 census is the national Capital A branch leads to Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika and from Tabora to Mwanza. Kigoma is a town and lake port in western Tanzania, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika and close to the border with Burundi. Lake Tanganyika is a large Lake in central Africa (3° 20' to 8° 48' South and from 29° 5' to 31° 15' East Tabora is the capital city of Tanzania 's Tabora Region with a population of 127880 (2002 census Mwanza is a city in northwest Tanzania and a southern Port of Lake Victoria. The construction of the line opened up trade between Lake Tanganyika and the east coast and spurred the growth of the ports at its termini. Trade is the willing exchange of goods, services, or both Trade is also called Commerce. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains

See also

• Transport in Tanzania