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Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway
Railway line in Madagascar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Fianarantsoa-Côte Est (FCE) railway is a colonial-built railway in southeast Madagascar that connects the high plateau city of Fianarantsoa to the port-city of Manakara. It is 163 kilometers long and was built by the French between 1926 and 1936 using the forced-labor program SMOTIG. The French used rails and ties taken from Germany as World War I reparations to build the line. Many of the railways still have the date of manufacturing on them dating back to 1893.[1]
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This line traverses some of the most threatened habitat in the world.[citation needed] In 2000, back-to-back cyclones caused 280 landslides and four major washouts cut service for months until a rehabilitation project was launched with help from USAID, Swiss Railways and others. A study conducted by the Project d'Appui à la Gestion de l'Environnement (PAGE) in 2000 concluded that keeping the train operational helps prevent deforestation to the tune of 97,400 hectares over 20 years.[citation needed] Interviews conducted with villagers during the temporary closure found that they would have no choice but to cut down their tree-based crops that they shipped to market on the railway and plant rice or cassava instead.[1]
The FCE is currently running, but its aging infrastructure makes it vulnerable to service disruptions caused by broken rails, old rolling stock and landslides caused by cyclones.[citation needed]
The railway crosses the runway of Manakara Airport, one of only three places in the world where a railway crosses a runway at grade.[citation needed]
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Stations
- Manakara - port - PK 163.270 – 4 meters
- Ambila - PK 146.267 – 12 meters
- Mizilo Gara - PK 136.850 – 26 meters
- Antsaka - PK 128.200 – 39 meters
- Sahasinaka - PK 118.300 – 39 meters
- Fenomby - PK 106.650 – 190 meters
- Mahabako - PK 99.000 – 195 meters
- Ionilahy - PK 82.700 – 211 meters
- Manampatrana or Ambinany-Manampatrana - PK 78.800 – 206 meters
- Amboanjobe - PK 71.680 – 356 meters
- Tolongoina - PK 61.900 – 390 meters
- Madiorano - PK 54.225 – 609 meters
- Andrambovato - PK 45.278 – 878 meters
- Ranomena - PK 38.520 – 1061 meters
- Ampitambe - PK 28.540 – 1064 meters
- Sahambavy - PK 21.440 – 1079 meters
- Vohimasina - PK 9.510 – 1018 meters
- Fianarantsoa - PK 0 – 1100 meters
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Rolling material
- 3 locomotives Alsthom BB 242, 243 and 245[2][3]
- 2 draisines YC 048 and 051[2]
- 1 Micheline ZM[2]
- 6 station wagons
- 22 freight wagons
In 2020 the FCE received three Spanish second hand locomotives[4] Serie 1500 de Renfe built in 1964.
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