Operational
Benguela railway reconstruction (2006–2014)
The $1.83bn Chinese-financed rebuild of the 1,344 km Lobito–Luau line — the asset now operated under the LAR concession.
Where on the corridor
- Announced
- Study
- Design
- Prequalification
- Bid
- Evaluation
- Award
- Construction
- Operational
- Total value
- $1.83B
- Target completion
- —
- Countries
- Angola
- Sector
- Rail
<p>Rebuilt 2006–2014 by China Railway 20th Bureau Group under China Eximbank financing; opened to traffic on 14 February 2015 and formally handed over to Angola on 3 October 2019. 67 stations, design capacity of 20 Mt of cargo and 4 million passengers per year, maximum speed 90 km/h.</p>