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| Countries | System | Track | Route | Electrification | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [CI][BF] | Abidjan - Ouagadougou | metre | n/a? | none | |
| [DJ][ET] | Djibouti - Addis Ababa | metre | n/a? | none | |
| [SN][ML] | Dakar - Bamako | metre | n/a? | none | |
| [TZ][ZM] | TAZARA | 3' 6" (1067mm) | n/a? | none |
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 | Track | Route | Electrification | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DZ] | Algeria | standard | ? | none | |
| [AO] | Angola | 3' 6" (1067mm) | n/a? | none | no national system - data applies to most railways |
| [BJ] | Bénin | metre | n/a? | none | |
| [BW] | Botswana | 3' 6" (1067mm) | n/a? | none | |
| [BF] | Burkina Faso | see Abidjan - Ouagadougou | |||
| [CM] | Cameroon | metre | n/a? | none | |
| [CD] | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 3' 6" (1067mm) | n/a? | none | formerly Zaïre |
| [CG] | Congo (People's Republic) | 3' 6" (1067mm) | n/a? | none | |
| [CI] | Côte d'Ivoire | see Abidjan - Ouagadougou | |||
| [DJ] | Djibouti | see Djibouti - Addis Ababa | |||
| [EG] | Egypt | standard | ? | none | |
| [ER] | Eritrea | 950mm | n/a? | none | |
| [ET] | Ethiopia | see Djibouti - Addis Ababa | |||
| [GA] | Gabon | standard | n/a? | none | |
| [GH] | Ghana | 3' 6" (1067mm) | ? | none | |
| [GN] | Guinea | no national system | |||
| [KE] | Kenya | metre | n/a? | none | |
| [LR] | Liberia | no national system | |||
| [MG] | Madagascar | metre | n/a? | none | |
| [MW] | Malawi | 3' 6" (1067mm) | n/a? | none | |
| [ML] | Mali | see Dakar - Bamako | |||
| [MR] | Mauretania | standard | n/a | none | |
| [MA] | Morocco | standard | LH | 3000V DC overhead | |
| [MZ] | Mozambique | 3' 6" (1067mm) | n/a? | none | |
| [NA] | Namibia | 3' 6" (1067mm) | n/a? | none | |
| [NG] | Nigeria | 3' 6" (1067mm) | n/a? | none | |
| [SN] | Sénégal | see Dakar - Bamako | |||
| [ZA] | South Africa | 3' 6" (1067mm) | ? | 25kV 50Hz AC / 3000V DC overhead | |
| [SS] | South Sudan | 3' 6" (1067mm) | n/a? | none | |
| [SD] | Sudan | 3' 6" (1067mm) | n/a? | none | |
| [SZ] | Swaziland | 3' 6" (1067mm) | n/a? | none | |
| [TZ] | Tanzania | metre / 3' 6" | n/a? | none | |
| [TG] | Togo | metre | n/a? | none | |
| [TN] | Tunisia | standard/metre | ? | none | |
| [UG] | Uganda | metre | n/a? | none | |
| [ZM] | Zambia | 3' 6" (1067mm) | n/a? | none | |
| [ZW] | Zimbabwe | 3' 6" (1067mm) | n/a? | none | |
There are several international networks of connecting "heavy rail" systems with a common gauge.
| Network | Gauge | Systems |
|---|---|---|
| northern | standard | [DZ], [MA], [TN] |
| eastern | metre | [KE], [TZ], [UG] |
| southern | 3' 6" (1067mm) | [BW], [CD] (Katangi system), [MW], [MZ], [NA], [SZ], [ZA], [ZM], [ZW], CF Benguela [AO], TAZARA [TZ, ZM] |
| Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| [BI] | Burundi | |
| [CV] | Cape Verde Islands | |
| [CF] | Central African Republic | |
| [TD] | Chad | |
| [GQ] | Equatorial Guinea | |
| [GM] | Gambia | |
| [GW] | Guinea Bissau | |
| [LS] | Lesotho | only a short section of line, owned and operated by Transnet (South Africa) |
| [LY] | Libya | previous railways closed in 1965; new system under construction |
| [MU] | Mauritius | Mauritius Government Railways closed in 1964 |
| [NE] | Niger | |
| [RE] | Réunion | last section of former railway closed 1976 |
| [RW] | Rwanda | |
| [ST] | São Tomé & Príncipe | |
| [SC] | Seychelles | |
| [SL] | Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone Government Railways closed |
| [SO] | Somalia | railway closed |
| [EH] | Western Sahara | |
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