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| Countries | Operator | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| [DJ][ET] | Chemin de Fer Djibouti - Ethiopien | heavy rail | passenger service suspended; see also Fahrplancenter and "Seat 61" |
| [KE][UG] | Rift Valley Railways | heavy rail | passenger operations in Kenya only; http://www.riftvalleyrailways.com/ site is unrelated |
| [CI][BF] | Sitarail | heavy rail | Bolloré subsidiary; see also Fahrplancenter |
| [TZ][ZM] | TAZARA (Tanzania-Zambia Rail Authority) | heavy rail | see also Fahrplancenter |
| [SN][ML] | Transrail | heavy rail | passenger service suspended in Sénégal; see also Fahrplancenter, "Seat 61", and International Steam Pages |
This list presents summary information for the national "heavy rail" system in each country. Where there is no national system, or there are local systems, detailed information is provided via the links in the list.
| Country | Operator | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DZ] | Algeria | Société Nationale des Transports Ferroviaires (SNTF) | see also Fahrplancenter | ||
| [AO] | Angola | no national operator | see also Fahrplancenter | ||
| [BJ] | Bénin | Organisation Commune Bénin Niger (OCBN) | passenger service suspended since December 2007; see also Fahrplancenter and International Steam Pages | ||
| [BW] | Botswana | Botswana Railways (BR) | BR passenger service ceased (last trains 31 March 2009), but cross-border service by NRZ continues; see also Fahrplancenter and "Seat 61" | ||
| [BF] | Burkina Faso | see Sitarail | see also Fahrplancenter | ||
| [BI] | Burundi | no railways | |||
| [CM] | Cameroon | Camrail | Bolloré subsidiary; see also Fahrplancenter | ||
| [CV] | Cape Verde Islands | no railways | |||
| [CF] | Central African Republic | no railways | |||
| [TD] | Chad | no railways | |||
| [CD] | Congo (Democratic Republic) | Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Congo (SNCC) | formerly Zaïre; see also Fahrplancenter | ||
| [CG] | Congo (People's Republic) | Chemin de Fer Congo Océan (CFCO) | see also Fahrplancenter | ||
| [CI] | Côte d'Ivoire {Ivory Coast} | see Sitarail | |||
| [DJ] | Djibouti | see CFDE | |||
| [EG] | Egypt | Egyptian National Railways (ENR) | see also "Seat 61" | ||
| [GQ] | Equatorial Guinea | no railways | |||
| [ER] | Eritrea | Chemin de Fer d'Eritrée (CFE) | see also Fahrplancenter | ||
| [ET] | Ethiopia | see CFDE | |||
| [GA] | Gabon | Société d'Exploitation du Chemin de Fer Trans-Gabonais (SETRAG) | see also Fahrplancenter | ||
| [GM] | Gambia | no railways | |||
| [GH] | Ghana | Ghana Railway Corporation (GRC) | see also Fahrplancenter and International Steam Pages | ||
| [GN] | Guinea | no national operator | |||
| [GW] | Guinea Bissau | no railways | |||
| [KE] | Kenya | Kenya Railways Corporation | infrastructure owner - no responsibility for operations | ||
| see Rift Valley Railways | see also Fahrplancenter and "Seat 61" | ||||
| [LS] | Lesotho | only a short section of railway, owned and operated by Transnet (South Africa) | |||
| [LR] | Liberia | no national operator | see also Fahrplancenter | ||
| [LY] | Libya | no railways (previous railways closed in 1965; new system under construction) | |||
| [MG] | Madagascar | no national operator | see also Fahrplancenter | ||
| [MW] | Malawi | Central East African Railways (CEAR) | former RDC subsidiary | ||
| [ML] | Mali | see Transrail; see also Fahrplancenter and "Seat 61" | |||
| [MR] | Mauritania | Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) | website has no details of passenger service, which may be operated by subsidiary ATTM | ||
| [MU] | Mauritius | no railways (Mauritius Government Railways closed in 1964) | |||
| [MA] | Morocco | Office Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Maroc (ONCF) | |||
| [MZ] | Mozambique | Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique | see also Fahrplancenter and "Seat 61" | ||
| [NA] | Namibia | TransNamib | passenger services operated as Starline; see also "Seat 61" | ||
| [NE] | Niger | no railways | |||
| [NG] | Nigeria | Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) | |||
| [RE] | Réunion | no railways (last section of former railway closed 1976) | |||
| [RW] | Rwanda | no railways | |||
| [ST] | São Tomé & Príncipe | no railways | |||
| [SN] | Sénégal | see Transrail - passenger service in Sénégal suspended | |||
| Petit Train de Banlieue | see also Fahrplancenter and "Seat 61" | ||||
| [SC] | Seychelles | no railways | |||
| [SL] | Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone Government Railways closed | |||
| [SO] | Somalia | railway closed | |||
| [ZA] | South Africa | Shosholoza Meyl | see also "Seat 61" | ||
| [SS] | South Sudan | services (if any) presumably operated by Sudan Railways Corporation | |||
| [SD] | Sudan | Sudan Railways Corporation | see also Fahrplancenter and "Seat 61" | ||
| [SZ] | Swaziland | Swazi Rail | no passenger service; see also Fahrplancenter | ||
| [TZ] | Tanzania | Tanzanian Railways (TR), TAZARA | see also Fahrplancenter and "Seat 61" | ||
| [TG] | Togo | Chemin de Fer du Togo | passenger service ceased in 1999 | ||
| [TN] | Tunisia | Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens (SNCFT) | |||
| [UG] | Uganda | operator uncertain; no known passenger service | |||
| [EH] | Western Sahara | no railways | |||
| [ZM] | Zambia | Rail Systems of Zambia (RSZ), TAZARA | see also Fahrplancenter, "Seat 61", and International Steam Pages | ||
| [ZW] | Zimbabwe | National Railways of Zimbabwe | see also Fahrplancenter and "Seat 61" | ||
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