Classic route
Caminho de Ferro de Moçâmedes
Namibe → Menongue · Angola
- Distance
- 756 km
- Fastest time
- ~15 h
- Top speed
- 90 km/h
- Operator
- Caminho de Ferro de Moçâmedes (CFM)
- Train
- CFM weekly express, restaurant & multimedia cars
- Countries
- Angola
- In service since
- 1961
Page last updated 2026-07-22 · figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Angola’s third great trunk climbs from the desert port of Namibe over the Serra da Chela to Menongue — 756 rebuilt km, with a weekly express since December 2023.
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