Editing Transport in Burundi (section)

== Railways ==
Burundi does not possess any [[railway]] infrastructure, although there are proposals to connect Burundi to its neighbours via railway.

At a meeting in August 2006 with members of the [[Rwanda Patriotic Front]], [[Wu Guanzheng]], of the [[Chinese Communist Party]], confirmed the intention of [[China]] to fund a study into the feasibility of constructing a railway connecting at [[Isaka]] with the existing [[Tanzania]]n railway network, and running via [[Kigali]] in [[Rwanda]] through to Burundi.<ref>{{cite web|title=China to Assist Rwanda|url=http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2006/09/china-to-assist-rwanda/|work=www.railwaysafrica.com|publisher=Railways Africa|access-date=21 September 2012}}</ref>  Tanzanian railways use {{RailGauge|1000mm|allk=on}}, although [[TAZARA]] and other neighbouring countries, including the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (DRC) use the {{RailGauge|3ft6in|lk=on}} gauge, leading to some potential difficulties.

Another project was launched in the same year, which aims to link Burundi and Rwanda (which also has no railways) to the DRC and [[Zambia]], and therefore to the rest of Southern Africa. At a meeting to inaugurate the [[Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority]] (NCTTCA), the governments of Uganda and Burundi backed the proposed new railway from the Ugandan western [[railhead]] at [[Kasese]] into the DRC.

Additionally, Burundi has been added to a planned railway project to connect Tanzania and Rwanda. In January 2022, the governments of Burundi and Tanzania announced the planned construction of an electrified [[Standard-gauge railway|standard gauge railway]], which will link the two countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-17 |title=Tanzania, Burundi sign multimillion-dollar SGR deal |url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/business/tanzania-burundi-sign-railway-deal-3685278 |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=The Citizen |language=en}}</ref> The line is known as the [[Tanzania–Burundi Standard Gauge Railway]].

=== 2013 ===
A project started in November 2013 to build a [[Standard Gauge]] line from [[Mombassa]], Kenya, to Burundi, via Rwanda and Uganda.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-25134276 Kenya launches new railway to reach South Sudan and Burundi], BBC News, 28 November 2013.</ref> The main line from Mombasa will also feature branches in other directions, including Ethiopia and DR Congo.