Madarail

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]

MADARAIL
Company typeJoint stock
IndustryRail transport
Founded1999
HeadquartersAntananarivo
Key people
Patrick Claes, Managing Director
Patrick Stevenaert, General Manager
Théodore Rasolonjatovo, Operations Manager
Eric Pfeiffer, Chairman of the Board
ProductsTrain transport service
Infrastructure construction
Number of employees
~ 850
Websitehttp://www.madarail.mg
Madarail
Overview
HeadquartersAntananarivo
LocaleMadagascar
Dates of operation2003–present
Technical
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

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]

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

Timeline

2007

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]

See also

References
  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
  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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