Mwanza

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The Mwanza Railway line connects with the main line at Tabora station and ends at Mwanza railway station. The distance covered by this railway line is 378 km. Its construction started at Tabora in 1923 and ended in Mwanza in 1928. A dry port was constructed at the town of Isaka, for freight transport to Rwanda and Burundi. The main stations along the Mwanza Railway line are: Tabora, Kakola, Isaka, Shinyanga and Mwanza.

Notes and References

• Picture Gallery of Mwanza (called Muansa by the Germans)
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  Mwanza Harbour circa 1910

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  View of Mwanza Circa 1910

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  Mwanza from the surrounding hills, crica 1910

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