Tanzania zooms ahead with new electric trains, express service

Tanzania's new electric multiple-unit (EMU) trains. PHOTO | COURTESY

Tanzania has taken a major leap forward in its railway modernisation efforts with the arrival of two new electric multiple-unit (EMU) trains from South Korea.

The trains boast eight carriages each and will be deployed on the new standard gauge railway route connecting the commercial hub Dar es Salaam and the capital Dodoma. The service is scheduled to begin on July 25.