Boineelo Shubane Botswana Railways
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Boineelo Shubane Botswana Railways “Moving Cargo back to Rail through MAJOR PROJECTS” Outline . BR Background . Current Infrastructure . Development Projects i. Mosetse-Livingstone Rail line ii. Mmamabula-Lephalale Rail line iii. Ponte Techobanine Rail line iv. Rolling Stock Facility v. Sea Rail Background . Botswana Railways (BR) is a government enterprise established through an act of parliament (BR Act 1986; Amended in 2004) . Mandated to provide transportation of goods and passengers within Botswana, efficiently, safely and cost-effectively, along sound commercial lines. Amendment of the Act provides for BR to form Joint Ventures, Subsidiary companies and to exploit other business opportunities Current Infrastructure Track Infrastructure • Total network 900 km • Mainline 640 km – Cape gauge (1067 mm) – Capacity: 4.5 million tons per annum • Branch lines 260 km – Sua branch line 174 km – Selibe-Phikwe branch line 56 km – Morupule branch line 16 km – Tshele branch line (heavy haul) 14 km Rolling Stock Motive Power LOCO ROAD ID # IN FLEET HORSEPOWER BD 1 4 2150 BD 2 20 2250 BD 3 10 1800 BD 5 8 3300 BD 6 3 3300 45 Carriage & Wagon WAGON TYPE DESCRIPTION TOTAL NUMBER GOODS BCV Covered Van 88 General goods BOH Coal Hoppers 35 Coal BPT Petroleum Tankers 79 Diesel/Petrol BHS High Sided 197 General Goods BDS Drop sided 284 General Goods BSA Soda Ash 128 Soda Ash BSO-1 Salt Wagons 290 Salt/coal BOH-1 Open Hoppers 34 Coal BDS-1 Drop sided 34 General goods BHS-1 High Sided 204 Salt/coal Development Projects Mosetse-Livingstone Rail Line Project Characteristics Mosetse-Kazungula: 367 km - Provides a line from Mosetse, connecting to Zambia and beyond through the Kazungula bridge. - Rail line is part of the North South Corridor (NSC) BOTSWANA Project Benefits - Gate-way to North African markets promoting inter regional trade - Connects North African region to maritime ports in South Africa - Reduction of haulage traffic on roads - Opportunity for tourism industry – Tourist trains - Alternative transport mode for Agricultural products from Pandamatenga Farms in Botswana Project Status - Feasibility study at tender stage Mmamabula-Lephalale Rail Line Project Characteristics - Over 200 billion tons coal deposits found in Botswana (at least two thirds of Africa’s coal resource) BOTSWANA - Project aims to link these coal deposits to South African heavy haul lines (Limpopo Province) - Line connects Mmamabula in Botswana to Lephalale in South Africa - Need to build a bridge across Limpopo River Project Benefits - Gate way to South African ports for the coal market - Shortest route for NSC if coupled with Mosetse-Kazungula line Mmamabula-Lephalale: 56 km - Employment opportunities for region. - Alternative route into South Africa Project Status - Feasibility study at tender stage Projected Traffic After Bridge Completion * Estimated daily traffic crossing the Zambezi River at Kazungula in 2008, 2015 and 2020 Vehicle type Year Border post Scenario Buses, Total Private cars Trucks minibuses Present 2008 Kazungula 82 116 9 207 situation 2015 Kazungula S1 101 218 13 332 2015 Kazungula S2 110 240 13 363 2015 Kazungula S3 110 246 3 359 2015 Kazungula S4 110 225 16 351 2020 Kazungula S1 131 245 15 391 2020 Kazungula S2 144 265 16 425 2020 Kazungula S3 144 278 4 426 2020 Kazungula S4 143 251 19 413 North South Corridors Ponte Techobanine Rail Line Project Characteristics - Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique governments intend to create an alternative route to the deep sea port of Techobanine. - The project is aimed at assisting Botswana with an alternative route to the ports - The missing link will take off from Selibe Phikwe in Botswana and connect to Rutenga in Zimbabwe and proceed to Techobanine through the Chicualacuala line. - First 600 km to Rutenga is a new line while the rest of the line is an upgrade to a heavy haul line. Project Benefits 1,100 km - The line will facilitate export of coal from Botswana - Alternative route for Botswana on import of petroleum products - Line forms part of the NSC if coupled with Mosetse-Kazungula rail line Project Status - Discussions between the three states are on-going Rolling Stock Maintenance Workshop Project Characteristics - The purpose of the facility is to undertake running maintenance, out of course repairs as well refurbishment programs for rolling stock - The project is also aimed to help eliminate maintenance backlog and reduce turnaround time Project Benefits - Reduced maintenance cost - Improved asset/equipment availability - Employment creation - Skills development/transfer Project Status - BR is drawing a business case for the project Sea Rail Dry Port • Sea Rail (Botswana) (Pty) Ltd Reg. No. 2013/0069 is a BR Subsidiary operating a Dry Port facility located within Namport. • The Dry Port infrastructure was developed from 2013 to 2014 on a 36,233 square metre Sea Rail Dry Port - Services • Container & Break bulk handling • Ro-Ro Vehicle handling • General & Specialised Storage / Warehousing • Project Cargo Handling • Transportation / Deliveries • Value added services: . De-stuffing & Stuffing Containers, . On-sight Customs/Vet Inspections . Equipment Hiring Sea Rail Dry Port – Infrastructure Development Thank you!.