2.4 Madagascar Railway Assessment - The Northern railway, managed by a private company Madarail (Madagascar Railway) for the network connecting Antananarivo with Tamatave, Ambatondrazaka and Antsirabe. There is a regular (at least daily) goods traffic between the port city of Toamasina and the capital city of Antananarivo for cargo while passenger trains are only serving Tamatave to Moramanga and Moramanga to Ambatrodrazaka lines. Very occasionally there are special chartered trips on restored Micheline railcars for tourists. - The Southern railway, managed by a public company FCE (Fianarantsoa Cote Est) for the south eastern network connecting Fianarantsoa to Manakara. Page 1 The southern line has regular passenger and cargo trains, which provides a slow but picturesque alternative to the recently rehabilitated road in the region. For more information on railway company contact details, please see the following link: Madagascar Railway Assessment Railway Companies and Consortia 4.2.7 Madagascar Railway Company Contact List Northern railway*: *During our study, Madarail was in the midst of restructuring, therefore, they did not want to share information, statistics or even contacts. All the information gathered and shared in this document comes exclusively from third parties or from data found on the internet. Madarail, was founded on October 10, 2002 following the decision of the Malagasy State to privatize the Malagasy National Railway Network1 (RNCFM). A concession agreement for the management of the North network is then established between the new private operator and the State. Madarail began operating the Northern railway network in Madagascar on 1 July 2003. In 2008, the Belgian operator Vecturis, already active in eight other African countries, became the majority shareholder of the company and the new railway operator. Vecturis is investing US $ 68 million for the rehabilitation of the lines and the renovation of the railway fleet with the help of the World Bank, the European Investment Bank and other commercial banks. In 2011, Madarail Holding became the majority shareholder, but Vecturis remains the railway operator. In 2017, 75% of the company's capital is held by Madarail Holding and the remaining 25% by Madagascar. Transport of Goods: Madarail transports different types of products (dangerous goods, construction materials, quarry products, agricultural and food products, containerized products, etc.) through the North Network. The commercial fleet includes: 17 locomotives, 260 wagons of different types. The trains make Page 2 - 2 daily return trips between Tamatave and Antananarivo - 2 weekly back and forth between Antsirabe and Antananarivo Services are valid 7 days a week and 24 hours a day. Transport of persons: The "Dia Soa" train has been set up to serve the enclave areas between Moramanga/Tamatave and Moramanga/Ambatondrazaka. There is also two tourist trains, the Micheline and the Trans Lémurie Express. MADARAIL Comercial fleet Locomotives 18 Towed Materials 260 Closed wagons 67 Flat wagons (for containers) 48 Minerals wagons 76 Tankers wagons 63 Dumpers 6 Southern railway: The Fianarantsoa-East Coast line, or FCE, is a Madagascar public company attached to the Ministry of Transport with an autonomous management. The railway line connecting the city of Fianarantsoa to the eastern coast of the island, and more specifically to Manakara, which is also located in the province of Fianarantsoa. It is 163 km long, passes through seventeen railway stations, sixty-five bridges and forty-eight tunnels including Ankarapotsy’s wich is 1,074 m. The government estimate the number of peoples depending directly on the railway to be more than 100’000, with economical, schools and medicals services. Page 3 Transport The FCE is transporting passengers and cargos but according to the director, the main focus is for the passengers. FCE Comercial fleet Locomotives 2 Towed Materials 24 Cargo wagons 19 Passenger wagons 5 Transport of Cargo: Type of train Trips Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday From Fianarantsoa - X Cargo wagons Shuttles between intermediate stations - X The FCE transports different types of products, it generally bring agricultural and food products from the eastern side to Fianarantsoa, while on the other way, it is carrying first necessity items, food, construction materials. There is one train a week dedicated to the transport of good from Fianarantsoa to Manampatrana (4 hours and back) which is more or less the half of the line. It habitually tow three cargo wagons – 105 tons total Transport of persons: Type of train Destinations Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Fianarantsoa - Manakara - X X Passengers (with cargo wagons) Manakara - Fianarantsoa - X X Page 4 - From Fianarantsoa to Manakara (departure 07.00) – 10 to 15 hours - From Manakara to Fianarantsoa (departure 06.45) – 10 to 15 hours Maintenance Railways: The rehabilitation and renewal is done by the FCE after the budget is allocated by the ministry of transport. A special team in charge of railways, building and civil engineering which ensures this maintenance depending to the dilapidation as well as the instability of the materials of the track (rails, sleepers, platforms). Maintenance of rolling stock: The maintenance of the rolling stock is subcontracted to Madarail and its Material Department (DMAT). For towing material: -Systematic inspection at each re-entry of all rolling stock at Depot, -Reduced visits: every 15 days (locomotive, Draisine, Micheline), -Full tour: every 60 days, -Half-yearly visit: every 180 days For trailer material: -Reduced visits every 6 months, -Full visit every 12 months, -General review every 3 years. List of FCE stations Fianarantsoa – Stations with operational storage facilities Manakara FIANARANTSOA X VOHIMASINA X SAHAMBAVY AMPITAMBE RANOMENA ANDRAMBOVATO MADIORANO TOLONGOINA X MANAMPATRANA X IONILAHY MAHABAKO X FENOMBY X Page 5 SAHASINAKA X MIHIZILO MANAKARA Maintenance Railways: The rehabilitation and renewal are carried out by SOMATRAFER, and are supervised and controlled by the DVOAB (Département Voies, Ouvrage d’Art et Bâtiment). Maintenance of rolling stock: The Material Department (DMAT) ensures the totality of the revisions and maintenance of the machines in their own workshops. Engine equipment (locomotives), towed trains (wagons) and working machines (railway, locomotives, etc.) are revised and visited at a defined frequency: Locomotives every 480 000 Km General revisions every 180 000 Km After each trip Main service Systematic visits Towed Materials General Revisions every 6 years every 3 years Main service every 50 000 Km Systematic service After each trip Frequent service Other machines General revisions every 3 years Main service every 9 years Systematic visits After each trip Railroads and facilities The Réseau Nord is composed of three lines of 673 Kilometers, 300 bridges, 35 tunnels and 1 892 curves. Line Kilometres Bridges Tunnels Curves Tananarive-Côte Est (TCE) 372 km 147 28 1 370 Moramanga-Lac Alaotra (MLA) 142 km 109 0 334 Tananarive-Antsirabe (TA) 159 km 44 7 188 TOTAL 673 km 300 35 1 892 Open Stations: Open Stations 28 Page 6 Rehabilitated stations 24 Renewed Ways 195 Km TCE 146 Km MLA 32 Km TA 17 Km Rehabilitated ways 327 Km TCE (All lines) MLA TA Performances The last figures (2014) Tonnage (T) 326 420 Tons / Kilometers (TK) 122 335 487 Rate of availability of 64,12% locomotives Market share of 19% rail transport Numbre of passengers 131 301 List of all Madarail stations Toamasina - Toamasina - Moramanga Moramanga - Morarano Chrome Antananarivo TOAMASINA TOAMASINA MORAMANGA MANANGAREZA MANANGAREZA AMBOHIDRAY VOHITEZA VOHITEZA ANDAINGO ANKAREFO ANKAREFO VOHIDIALA ANDRANONKODITRA ANDRANONKODITRA MORARANO CHROME AMBILA LEMAITSO AMBILA LEMAITSO AMBATONDRAZAKA BRICKAVILLE BRICKAVILLE ANIVORANO ANIVORANO RAZANAKA RAZANAKA FANASANA FANASANA LOHARIANDAVA LOHARIANDAVA JIRAMA PK 206 JIRAMA PK 206 AMBALAHORAKA AMBALAHORAKA ANDEKALEKA ANDEKALEKA AMBATOVOLA AMBATOVOLA FANOVANA FANOVANA AN'ALA AN'ALA Page 7 ANDASIBE ANDASIBE MORAMANGA MORAMANGA ANJIRO MANJAKANDRIANA NANDIHIZANA ANJEVA SOANIERANA SOARANO Railroad from Toamasina to Antananarivo: Locomotives Nb Wagons Nb capacity (MT) AD12 series 220 4 Tanker wagons 53 45 AD 16 series 250 1 Closed wagons 62 35 AD 12 series 1200 7 Container wagons 51 40 AD 18 series 1800 5 Dump wagons (BM-TV-STV) 65 18-25-40 Stations / dry ports Toamasina to Antananarivo Station Capacity at the train station Railway station name Manguier Lenght of crossing (wagons) 65 Town Toamasina Storage Capacity (Nb): Capacity (MT) Distance to next station 250 Km Warehouse with rail siding 1 : 4,500 Time to next station 12 hours Other warehouses NO Cost / MT (to next station) t.b.d. Security Good Station Capacity at the train station Railway station name Moramanga Lenght of crossing (wagons) 20 Town Moramanga Storage Capacity (Nb): Capacity (MT) Distance to next station 122Km Warehouse with rail siding: 1 1: 1,500 Time to next station 6 hours Other warehouses: NO Cost / MT (to next station) t.b.d Security: Good Station Capacity at the train station Railway station name Soarana Length of crossing (wagons) 50 Town Antananarivo Storage Capacity (Nb): Capacity (MT) Distance to next station - Warehouse with rail siding: 7 : 15,000 Time to next station - Other warehouses: NO Antananarivo to Antsirabe Page 8 Station Capacity at the train station Railway station name Soarana Lenght of crossing (wagons) 50 Town Antananarivo Storage Capacity (Nb):