{UAH} Botswana restarts train to Zimbabwe

Botswana restarts train to Zimbabwe

December 20, 2017 Staff Reporter Business 0

An express train run by Botswana Railways has restarted its service between the border town of Francistown and Zimbabwe's second city of Bulawayo.

Botswana's government tweeted the announcement earlier:

Botswana Government@BWGovernment

HELLO ZIM |Botswana Railways wishes to advise its valued customers and the general public that with effect from today (20/12/17) the passenger train service will be extended to Bulawayo.

According to Zimbabwe's state-run Herald newspaper, the service was stopped in the early 2000s when the Zimbabwean economy nose-dived.

The service will initially be on a trial basis, the paper says.

It quotes National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) public relations manager Nyasha Maravanyika as saying he was confident the service would prove popular.

It is going to help in terms of tourism as some people will come to Francistown and connect to Bulawayo and Victoria Falls.

They can use the railway network as NRZ already has a running train connecting the areas. It will also be convenient for small and medium enterprises businesses or the cross border traders as they can use the train for convenience purposes especially at the Plumtree border post."

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