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Construction of the Iron Ore railway line began in 1960, and the line opened 1963. It consists of a single, 704-kilometre (437 mi) track linking the iron mining centre of Zouerat with the port of Nouadhibou, via Fderik and Choum. The train itself stretches 2.5-3 km. The Mauritania state agency Société nationale industrielle et minière (SNIM ...
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Connected to the more than 700 kilometers long single railway line and served by several mine sites in Northern Mauritania, Nouadhibou is the most important iron ore port in …
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The Iron Ore Train fills its 2.5 km of wagons (which is the second longest on earth) with the iron ore and then heads back to the coastal city of Nouadhibou. The view off the coast of Mauritania's Bay of Nouadhibou used to …
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The train is up to 3km (1.8 miles) in length, travels on a single track of 704 kilometres (437 miles), with 200 – 300 freight carriages, weighing up to a total of 84 tons and making it the longest and heaviest train in the world. The sole purpose of the train is to export iron ore from the mining town of Zouerate to the Port of Nouadhibou via ...
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Updated On April 8, 2024. Nouadhibou is the second largest city in Mauritania. It is a major fishing centre and large industrial port for the export of iron ore. If you are planning to cross overland from Morocco to Muaritania or you are one of those crazy brave enough to ride the iron ore train from Zouerat then you will likely have a few days ...
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Basic tips to get on the Iron Ore Train. Get on at Zouerat instead of Choum, it's a bit further but well worth it otherwise you miss the day tour. Must have to get on the train: Water: I will not tire of repeating it, it is important to be well prepared. You don't know when the train will leave and you don't know when it will arrive either.
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Beside the iron ore export, Nouadhibou has other assets, including fishing, for a population of 100'000. The city yet looks very disadvantaged for a 2nd national economic center. The wealthy men are wrapped in their blue and white boubous, all looking alike, and the Chinese are driving 4×4. I hadn't seen any Chinese in Morocco, and now ...
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Mauritania's iron ore train is the longest train in the world used to tons of iron ore in chunks or powder across the Sahara Desert. The train rightfully earns its moniker as a 'desert …
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Terrorists are hiding behind every grain of sand. So my plan was to race through Mauritania as fast as I could, and as close to the coast as possible. Until I saw videos on Youtube, like this one, of the iron ore train that runs between de coastal town of Nouadhibou and the mine in Zouérat, in the east of the country. Deep in the Sahara and ...
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Nouadhibou (Port Code:MRNDB) is situated in north Mauritania, close to the border with Western Sahara. Nouadhibou port has 2 general cargo berths and an iron ore terminal situated 15km south at Point Central, operated by SNIM. Pointe des Mouettes tanker berth is 1.2km north of Point Central and consists of a "T" jetty.
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The Iron Ore Train Mauritania with carriages starts in the mines of Zouerat and continues to Nouadhibou via Choum. There are 2 types of iron ore. One is soft like a powder but you …
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General Description. Location: Nouadhibou is situated in N Mauritania, close to the border with Western Sahara. General overview: Nouadhibou port has 2 general cargo berths and an iron ore terminal situated 15km S at Point Central, operated by SNIM. Pointe des Mouettes tanker berth is 1.2km N of Point Central and consists of a "T" jetty.
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It's one of the longest trains in the world, by around 2.5 kilometers long. Iron ore industry. Several trains leave Zouerate in the Tiris Zemmour region from a giant mine and carry iron ore to Nouadhibou. From here, it is exported to other countries or to Europe from the seaport. Gigantic iron mine between Fderik and Zouérat.
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The state-owned iron ore railroad runs three times a day from the mines in M'Haoudat in the north of the country to Nouadhibou, 700 km away - and back. From the desert to the …
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The Iron ore Train Nouadhibou – Choum - attraction: this "longest train in the world" transports iron ore from Zouerat to Nouadhibou and can be up to 2.5km long. There are lots of bucket wagons for the ore but just one …
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Passengers fill a car carrying iron ore for the 20-hour journey to Nouadhibou. Travellers cover the ore with sheets to reduce the dust it produces when the train is moving. [Daniel Rodrigues/Al ...
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Open-pit mining of direct shipping hematite ore, using rotary drills, small shovels and trucks, commenced in 1963 at F'Derik, Rouessa and Tazadit. Primary and …
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Nouadhibou is the economically most important city in Mauritania. Its Port Minéralier south of the city is used to ship the iron ore that the train brings three times a day from the mines of Zouérat and the surrounding area. In addition to the export of iron ore, gold, copper, petroleum, gypsum, salt and steel, fishing is the most important ...
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The infamous Mauritania iron ore train is used to transport iron ore from the mines in the depths of the Sahara, all the way to the west coast of Africa. It then unloads the iron ore in the Mauritanian coastal town of Nouadhibou, and returns empty, back deep into the Sahara, to the area around Zouerat, 700km from the coast.
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It is used to carry iron ore from Zouerat mines to Nouadhibou port. Only one passenger car is attached to one of these trains daily in each direction. There is no strict timetable, but the passenger car typically departs Nouadhibou around 15:00 to 21:00. Tickets for the passenger car to Choum cost 300 ouguiya but it's usually overcrowded.
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Nouadhibou is the second most important city of Mauritania. Located at the north of the country, less than an hour driving from the wild border between Morocco and Mauritania, controlled by Western Sahara, it is an important fishing port of the west coast of Africa.More importantly for off the beaten path travellers, Nouadhibou is where the Mauritanian iron …
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It is also aiming to develop the Fderick site to produce 3m tonnes of enriched iron ore, as well as a unit at Tzargaf to produce 6m tonnes of concentrated iron. It plans to dredge the Nouadhibou mineral port for more than $100m, which should enable it to double its capacity to receive ships (230,000 tonnes) and to rehabilitate the Rweissa ...
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The train snakes across 627 kilometers of desert along the border with Western Sahara, and is operated by the national mining and industrial society (SNIM). Its role is to take iron ore from the mines around the town of Zouerat and deliver it to the port city of Nouadhibou. Long days in the sun on one of the longest trains in the world
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TIME / 18-22 hours one way. OVERALL TIME / 2 days. ARRIVAL POINT / Nouadhibou refinery site. On the 6th of February 2020 Fedora and I, while exploring Mauritania in West Africa, decided to take a ride on the longest, heaviest and slowest cargo train in the world, the Iron Ore Train. After about 5 hours and a half sitting on a minibus from Atar ...
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The Mauritania Railway has been transporting iron ore across the country since 1963. The 704-kilometer (or approximately 437-mile) railway links the mining center of Zouerat with the port of Nouadhibou. Trains on the railway can reach up to 2.5 kilometers (or about 1.5 miles) in length and carry more than 15,000 tons of iron ore—making them ...
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If you haven't heard of Iron Ore Train in Mauritania, its one of the longest trains in the world. The train length expands to 2,5 kilometers with 200 train cars carrying cca 85 tons of iron ore from mines in …
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Operating since 1963, the Iron Ore Train – Train du Desert in Mauritania – is a train that connects the iron ore mines in the town of Zouérat, located deep into the Sahara, with the port of Nouadhibou, …
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The Iron Ore Train Mauritania is the longest and heaviest train in the world. Consists of 3-4 diesel-electric locomotives, about 200 cars each carrying 84 tons of iron ore, and 2-3 passenger cars. The train uses a 704km (437 mi) single-track. Since the tunnel in Choum was closed, a 5km (3,1 mi) railway is going through a part of the ...
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First, a few facts: Operating since 1963, the iron ore train covers 437 miles (704 kilometers) on its journey across the Sahara Desert from Nouadhibou, on the coast, …
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The journey from Nouadhibou to Zouerat takes up to 20 hours (Credit: mauritius images /Alamy) Since 1963, Mauritania's 2km-long Train du Desert has carried iron ore and brave passengers ...
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