Madarail
| File:MADARAIL LOGO.png | |
| Type | Joint stock |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | 1999?[citation needed] |
| Headquarters | Antananarivo |
Key people | Patrick Claes, Managing Director Patrick Stevenaert, General Manager Théodore Rasolonjatovo, Operations Manager Eric Pfeiffer, Chairman of the Board |
| Products | Train transport service Infrastructure construction |
Number of employees | ~ 850 |
| Website | http://www.madarail.mg |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Antananarivo |
| Locale | Madagascar |
| Dates of operation | 2003–present |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
The government of Madagascar has granted Madarail a 25-year concession to operate the northern of the two national rail lines. The company is investing in Madagascar's rail system. Operations began in 2003 with one locomotive; 7 more locomotives have been purchased from the Portuguese Comboios de Portugal, the CP Class 9020.
Overview
The shares of this company are hold at 100% by the state of Madagascar after the private investor that hold 75% of the shares desisted in April 2022.[1]
Business developement
It is planned to refurbish the line Antanananrivo-Antsirabe (159 km) that had been closed in the mid of the 1990th after passage of the cylone Ana that damaged a bridge of the river Sasaony, at 19 km from Antananarivo.[2]
Gallery
Train waiting at Andasibe station
Soarano train station in Antananarivo
Railroad bridge in Madagascar
Madarail
Timeline
1980th
- Dreaming and pumping out money to cover corruption spendings.
1990th
- Same as the 1980th.
2008
- 4 new locomotives ordered
See also
- History of rail transport in Madagascar
- Rail transport in Madagascar
- Transport in Madagascar
- Railway stations in Madagascar
References
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