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It then runs 93 kilometres (58 mi) to Lubutu, 132 kilometres (82 mi) to Pene Tungu and finally 97 kilometres (60 mi) to Kisangani. [1] Kisangani is a river port, the farthest navigable point on the Congo River from the capital Kinshasa. Riverboats and small ships link Kisangani to Kinshasa. [2]
A train runs after arrival at Kisangani of a ship from Kinshasa or before departure of a ship to Kinshasa, which may happen about every 2 to 3 month, no fixed schedule. There is no connecting boat service between Ubundu and Kindu on the Lualaba River (the upper Congo). [12]
Kinshasa Est – Matadi Kilomètre 82 Kisangani Gare – Ubundu Kimiala Kinshasa Est – Matadi Kindu Kabalo – Kindu Kinshasa Est: Kinshasa Est – Matadi Kisangani Gare Kisangani Gare – Ubundu Kisantu Kinshasa Est – Matadi Kolwezi Dilolo – Lubumbashi Komba Aketi – Isiro Kongolo Kabalo – Kindu Kuyi Kinshasa Est – Matadi Likasi
The DRC has more navigable rivers and moves more passengers and goods by boat and ferry than any other country in Africa. Kinshasa, with 7 km of river frontage occupied by wharfs and jetties, [8] is the largest inland waterways port on the continent. However, much of the infrastructure — vessels and port handling facilities — has, like the ...
The Société Commerciale des Transports et des Ports [a] (contracted as SCTP), formerly known as the Office d'Exploitation des Transports Coloniaux 1935–1959, [b] [1] [2] then Office d'Exploitation des Transports au Congo 1960–1970, [c] [3] and Office National des Transports 1971–2011, [d] [4] [5] is a state-owned enterprise headquartered in Kinshasa.
The 2000 edition for 'Africa Central and South' indicates three 'transcontinental routes' between Kinshasa and Kisangani or Bukavu, all of them with very long stretches of road in the lowest category of highway condition, described as 'earth tracks likely to become impassable in bad weather'. The area has some of the highest rainfall in Africa.
The Kinshasa Urban Train (MetroKin) is a proposed urban rail network which would serve the Kinshasa metropolitan area. In February 2023, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) signed a joint development agreement with Trans Connexion Congo (TCC) to jointly develop the rail network. [ 1 ]
Community portal; Recent changes; Upload file; Search. Search. ... Download QR code; Print/export ... Kisangani is a commune in the center of Kisangani city, ...