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Kinshasa urban train service resumes

From Radio Okapi · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Kinshasa’s urban train resumed service on Sept. 3 after an evening derailment the previous day.
  • The train left the central station at 5 p.m. and reached Tshenke in Masina at 6:13 p.m. without incident.
  • The derailment renewed concerns about the aging railway infrastructure operated by the state transport company.

Kinshasa’s urban train returned to service on Thursday evening, Sept. 3, 2026, as announced by the national transport company ONATRA. The train left the central station in the city center at 5 p.m. and arrived safely at Tshenke, in the Masina municipality, at 6:13 p.m.

The service had not run that morning. ONATRA said the train derailed on Wednesday evening while returning from Masina toward Tshangu.

The incident renewed concerns about the aging condition of the railway infrastructure operated by the state-owned company.

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Originally published by Radio Okapi in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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