Madarail

Madagascar Railways SA

Company type| Joint stock
Industry| Rail transport
Founded| 1999
Headquarters| Antananarivo

Key people

| Patrick Claes, Managing Director
Patrick Stevenaert, General Manager
Théodore Rasolonjatovo, Operations Manager
Eric Pfeiffer, Chairman of the Board
Products| Train transport service
Infrastructure construction

Number of employees

| ~ 850
Website| http://www.madarail.mg
MadarailOverview

Headquarters| Antananarivo
Locale| Madagascar
Dates of operation| 2003–present
Technical
Track gauge| 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

The government of Madagascar has granted Madarail a 25-year concession to operate the northern of the two national rail lines. The company is investing in Madagascar's rail system. Operations began in 2003 with one locomotive; 7 more locomotives have been purchased from the Portuguese Comboios de Portugal, the CP Class 9020.[1]

## Overview

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The shares of this company are hold at 100% by the state of Madagascar after the private investor that hold 75% of the shares desisted in April 2022.[2]

## Business development

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It is planned to refurbish the line Antanananrivo-Antsirabe (159km) that had been closed in the mid of the 1990's after passage of the Cyclone Ana that damaged a bridge of the river Sasaony, at 19km from Antananarivo.[3] Madarail previews to reopen the freight service between Toamasina and Antsirabe in December 2023.[4]

The line between Antanananrivo and Antsirabe reopened on 2 December 2023.[5]

## Gallery

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* Train waiting at Andasibe station

* Soarano train station in Antananarivo

* Railroad bridge in Madagascar

* Madarail

## Timeline

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### 2007

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* Five new SDD9 locomotives delivered. Built by CSR Sifang.[1]

### 2010

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* Six reconditioned locomotives delivered for Dynatec Mining, managed and operated by Madarail on their behalf. Supplied by GE/Motive Power & Equipment Solutions, Inc.[1]

### 2022

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* Four new G20-3 locomotives delivered. Built by Ferrovias Del Bajio S.A (FVB) (Mexico).[6][7]
* Two BB700 locomotives delivered.[6]

## See also

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* Trains portal
* Madagascar portal

* History of rail transport in Madagascar
* Rail transport in Madagascar
* Transport in Madagascar
* Railway stations in Madagascar

## References

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1. ^ a b c "The Railways of Madagascar, 2012". www.internationalsteam.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
2. ^ L'Express de Madagascar: Ligne Antananarivo-Antsirabe
3. ^ L'Express de Madagascar: Ligne Antananarivo-Antsirabe
4. ^ L'Express.mg (under:Depeches
5. ^ Ouverture de la ligne TA (Antananarivo – Antsirabe) pour la circulation des trains. Le 02 décembre 2023, par message du Chef de District Voie à 9H40, la... | By Madarail | Facebook, retrieved 2023-12-20
6. ^ a b Dans le cadre de la relance de ses activités, Madarail a fait l'acquisition de 6 locomotives réparties comme suit : - Deux (2) locomotives de type... | By Madarail | Facebook, retrieved 2023-12-20
7. ^ HALLEBACH, Peter (2022-04-30). "travelnews.africa - Big moment for Madarail as new loco starts for the first time". travelnews.africa. Retrieved 2023-12-20.

## External links

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* madarail.mg
* Madarail on Madacamp

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