Location:
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
The project consisted of a feasibility study and preliminary design of a commuter rail network in Dar es Salaam city and neighbouring districts, towns and suburbs.

The project was split into two components: a rail network within Dar es Salaam city and a rail network to connect to other districts, towns and suburbs. Design options included covering permanent ways, station facilities, maintenance facilities and associated equipment, information communication, train control systems, electrification diesel and other railway equipment requirements.

Required too was  optimisation of grade separation at potential intersections with major roads and existing railway lines. GIBB studied social and environmental impacts and provided in-depth analyses of elevated, surface and under-ground routes.