Luanda Light Rail

Luanda Light Rail
Overview
LocaleLuanda, Angola
Transit typeLight rail

The Luanda Light Rail is a proposed light rail line to be built in the Angolan capital city Luanda.

History

In 2020, the proposal for a light rail network in Luanda was announced, with construction proposed to begin that same year. German transport company Siemens Mobility signed a memorandum of understanding with the Angolan government in early 2020 to begin building the 149 km (93 mi) network under a public private partnership.[1]

The network was proposed to serve the main axis of the city; from the Port of Luanda to Cacuaco, Avenida Fidel Castro Ruz-Benfica, Port of Luanda - Largo da Independência and Cidade do Kilamba - 1º de Maio.[2]

The initial 37 km (23.0 mi), named the Yellow Line, was proposed to link Port of Luanda with Kilamba via Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, Unidade Operativo de Luanda and Sapú.[3]

After many changes and delays, the current project, consisting of a 60 km (37.3 mi) network is supposed to start construction in 2025.[4]

References

  1. ^ "German transportation company to build Luanda Surface Metro". Xinhua. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Metro de superfície de Luanda arranca com 149 km". Diário Imobilário (in Portuguese). 8 November 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Metro de superfície une Porto de Luanda à centralidade do Kilamba". vanguarda.co.ao. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Presidente angolano autoriza despesas de 2,3 mil ME para 1.ª fase do metro". SAPO (in Portuguese). 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-10-05.