Madarail

Madarail
Overview
Headquarters	Antananarivo
Locale	Madagascar
Dates of operation	2003–present
Technical
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

MADARAIL
Company type	Joint stock
Industry	Rail transport
Founded	1999
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

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Business development

It is planned to refurbish the line Antanananrivo-Antsirabe (159km) that had been closed in the mid of the 1990's after passage of the cylone Ana that damaged a bridge of the river Sasaony, at 19km from Antananarivo.^[3] Madarail previews to reopen the freight service between Toamasina and Antsirabe in December 2023.^[4]

The line between Antanananrivo and Antsirabe reopened on 2 December 2023.^[5]

Gallery

Train waiting at Andasibe station
Soarano train station in Antananarivo
Railroad bridge in Madagascar
Madarail

Timeline

2007

Five new SDD9 locomotives delivered. Built by CSR Sifang.^[1]

2010

Six reconditioned locomotives delivered for Dynatec Mining, managed and operated by Madarail on their behalf. Supplied by GE/Motive Power & Equipment Solutions, Inc.^[1]

2022

Four new G20-3 locomotives delivered. Built by Ferrovias Del Bajio S.A (FVB) (Mexico).^[6]^[7]
Two BB700 locomotives delivered.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Railways of Madagascar, 2012". www.internationalsteam.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
^ L'Express de Madagascar: Ligne Antananarivo-Antsirabe
^ L'Express de Madagascar: Ligne Antananarivo-Antsirabe
^ L'Express.mg (under:Depeches
^ Ouverture de la ligne TA (Antananarivo – Antsirabe) pour la circulation des trains. Le 02 décembre 2023, par message du Chef de District Voie à 9H40, la... | By Madarail | Facebook, retrieved 2023-12-20
^ ^a ^b Dans le cadre de la relance de ses activités, Madarail a fait l'acquisition de 6 locomotives réparties comme suit : - Deux (2) locomotives de type... | By Madarail | Facebook, retrieved 2023-12-20
^ HALLEBACH, Peter (2022-04-30). "travelnews.africa - Big moment for Madarail as new loco starts for the first time". travelnews.africa. Retrieved 2023-12-20.

External links

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[:0-1] "The Railways of Madagascar, 2012". www.internationalsteam.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-20.

[2] L'Express de Madagascar: Ligne Antananarivo-Antsirabe

[3] L'Express de Madagascar: Ligne Antananarivo-Antsirabe

[4] L'Express.mg (under:Depeches

[5] Ouverture de la ligne TA (Antananarivo – Antsirabe) pour la circulation des trains. Le 02 décembre 2023, par message du Chef de District Voie à 9H40, la... | By Madarail | Facebook, retrieved 2023-12-20

[:1-6] Dans le cadre de la relance de ses activités, Madarail a fait l'acquisition de 6 locomotives réparties comme suit : - Deux (2) locomotives de type... | By Madarail | Facebook, retrieved 2023-12-20

[7] HALLEBACH, Peter (2022-04-30). "travelnews.africa - Big moment for Madarail as new loco starts for the first time". travelnews.africa. Retrieved 2023-12-20.

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