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Compagnie Des Chemins De Fer Katanga-Dilolo-Léopoldville
The ''Société des Chemins de fer Katanga-Dilolo-Léopoldville'' (KDL) was a railway concession owner in the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo. The network was built, maintained and operated by the ''Compagnie du chemin de fer du bas-Congo au Katanga'' (BCK). History In 1952 the ''Société des Chemins de fer Léopoldville-Katanga-Dilolo'' (LKD) merged with ''Compagnie de Chemin de fer du Katanga'' CFK to form the ''Société des Chemins de fer Katanga-Dilolo-Léopoldville'' (KDL). The merger of the two companies was the work of Odon Jadot, chairman of the board of both CFK and KDL. The new company was the sole railway concessionary in the Katanga Province. KDL held the rail network concessions in Katanga, while BCK was the operator. In 1960 the company was nationalized and became the ''Compagnie des Chemins de Fer Kinshasa-Dilolo-Lubumbashi'' (KDL). In 1970 the company took over BCK. On 1 July 1974 the ''Compagnie de chemin de fer de Kinshasa-Dilolo-Lubumbashi'' was taken over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congo Free State
''(Work and Progress) , national_anthem = Vers l'avenir , capital = Vivi Boma , currency = Congo Free State franc , religion = Catholicism (''de facto'') , leader1 = Leopold II of Belgium , year_leader1 = 1885–1908 , title_leader = Sovereign , representative1 = F. W. de Winton , year_representative1 = 1885–1886 , representative2 = Théophile Wahis , year_representative2 = 1900–1908 , title_representative = Governor-General , today = Democratic Republic of the Congo , demonym = , area_km2 = 2,345,409 , area_rank = , percent_water = 3.32 , population_estimate = 9,130,000 , population_estimate_year = 1907 , population_density_km2 = 3.8 , GDP_PPP = , GDP_PPP_year = , HDI = , HDI_year = The Congo Free State, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenke, Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Tenke is a town in the Lualaba province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Economy The main economic activity of the city is mining, mainly from the Tenke Fungurume Mine. Another important economic activity is logistics services. Transport Road The city is crossed by Transafican Highway 9 (TAH 9), which connects it to the cities of Likasi and Kolwezi. Rail It is the junction of the national railway network of Congo, connecting the Benguela railway to the Cape to Cairo Railway. The Luxury Train Club. 2009 See also *Railway stations in DRCongo
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1952 Establishments In The Belgian Congo
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Companies Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rail Transport In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Rail transport is provided in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the ''Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Congo'' (SNCC), the Société commerciale des transports et des ports (SCTP) ''(previously Office National des Transports'' (ONATRA) until 2011), and the ''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. Routes * Matadi-Kinshasa Railway (believed operational in 2022): From Matadi to Kinshasa via Songolo, Kimpese and Kasangulu. 366 km, gauge. A 2019 timetable states one passenger train per week. Operated by SCTP (ex ONATRA). Beyond Matadi the line continues to oil terminals at Ango Ango (7 km). At Mwala Kinsende there is a branch to Mbanza-Ngungu (15 km) where there are railway workshops. In Kinshasa a branch was constructed in 1968 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisenge
Kisenge is a village in the province of Lualaba Province, Lualaba, located in the southern Democratic Republic of Congo, close to the border with Angola. Climate The climate is Tropical rainforest, tropical and the village is surrounded by dense forests. Between May and September it rains a lot in the village. Population There are no accurate data on the village's population. However, it is estimated that the village has 3,500 people. The vast majority of the village's population is Catholic Church, Catholic Christian, however there are small minorities of Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslims and traditional African religions. Until 1940 the overwhelming majority of the population spoke Kisetogo or Nagakala, languages based on Bantu languages, Bantu. However, after 1940 the French language also began to be present in the village. In 1975, with Portugal leaving its African colonies and with the independence of Angola, dozens of Angolans migrated to Kisenge. Thus, in the last decades t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divuma
Divuma (or Diongo) is a town in the Lualaba province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the border with Zambia. Transport Road The city is crossed by Transafican Highway 9 (TAH 9), which connects it to the cities of Dilolo and Kasaji. Rail The city has a train station, which receives trains from the Benguela railway. It is the junction for a short branchline to the south, which connects with the village of Kisenge. See also * Railway stations in DRCongo Railway stations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) include: Maps UN Map WestUN Map East* Stations served by passenger trains Stations served by rail Existing Matadi–Kinshasa Railway * Ango-Ango * Matadi * Mpozo ... References Populated places in Lualaba Province {{DRCongo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manika, Kolwezi
Manika is a commune of the city of Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in .... Populated places in Lualaba Province Democratic Republic of Congo geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{DRC-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilolo
Dilolo is a town in Lualaba province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies within five miles of the eastern bank of the Luao River, the DRC-Angolan border, and the Angolan town of Luau, at an altitude of 3510 ft (1069 m). Transport Road The city is crossed by Transafican Highway 9 (TAH 9), which connects it to the cities of Luau and Divuma. Rail The city has a train station, which receives trains from the Benguela railway. Airport The town is served by Dilolo Airport Dilolo Airport is an airstrip serving the town of Dilolo in Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The runway is south of the town, near the Angola border. See also * * *Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * List of a ..., and by Luau International Airport ( Luau, Angola) References Populated places in Lualaba Province {{DRCongo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Congo
The Belgian Congo (french: Congo belge, ; nl, Belgisch-Congo) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960. The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964. Colonial rule in the Congo began in the late 19th century. King Leopold II of the Belgians attempted to persuade the Belgian government to support colonial expansion around the then-largely unexploited Congo Basin. Their ambivalence resulted in Leopold's establishing a colony himself. With support from a number of Western countries, Leopold achieved international recognition of the Congo Free State in 1885. By the turn of the century, the violence used by Free State officials against indigenous Congolese and a ruthless system of economic exploitation led to intense diplomatic pressure on Belgium to take official control of the country, which it did by creating the Belgian Congo in 1908. Belgian rule in the Congo was based on the "colonial tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Société Nationale Des Chemins De Fer Zaïrois
The ''Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Zaïrois'' (SNCZ) was the state railway company in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) formed in 1974 by combining several privately owned railways. It suffered from lack of maintenance of the tracks and rolling stock, weak management, and external factors such as the Angolan Civil War and the collapse of the economy of Zaire under President Mobutu Sese Seko. Despite two projects funded by the World Bank, it had virtually ceased to function by the 1990s. It was replaced in 1995 by the short-lived private company SIZARAIL, which in turn was replaced by the present Société nationale des chemins de fer du Congo. Background One of the main requirements for transport in Zaire was to carry minerals from Shaba ( Katanga) to the port of Matadi on the lower Congo River, a distance of , and to transport imports in the reverse direction. The railway ran from Shaba to Ilebo on the Kasai River. From there, the '' Office national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katanga Province
Katanga was one of the four large provinces created in the Belgian Congo in 1914. It was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015, when it was split into the Tanganyika Province, Tanganyika, Haut-Lomami, Lualaba Province, Lualaba, and Haut-Katanga provinces. Between 1971 and 1997 (during the rule of Mobutu Sese Seko when Congo was known as Zaire), its official name was Shaba Province. Katanga's area encompassed . Farming and ranching are carried out on the Katanga Plateau. The eastern part of the province is considered to be a rich mining region, which supplies cobalt, copper, tin, radium, uranium, and diamonds. The region's former capital, Lubumbashi, is the second-largest city in the Congo. History Copper mining in Katanga dates back over 1,000 years, and mines in the region were producing standard-sized ingots of copper for international transport by the end of the 10th century CE. In the 1890s, the province was beleaguered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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