Jinsi ya kukata tiketi TRC/ Shirika la Reli/ Treni
Hatua za Kukata Tiketi
Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) is a state corporation established under The Railway Act No. 10 of 2017 with the core mandate of providing an efficient and effective rail transport service, manage and develop rail infrastructure and ensuring rail infrastructure safety and security in Tanzania Mainland.
The Privatization Policy
Due to failure of Economic Recovery Programme(ERP) and Railways Rehabilitation Program(RPP) at the end of year 1990 donors decided to stop investing in rail transport and they insisted the Privatization policy.
Objectives of Privatizing Rail Transport were,
- To engage investors from private sectors.
- To engage management from private sectors
- To reduce Government Burden
- To invade new Technology routine in activities.
In 1998 the Government approved the plan of Privatization of Tanzania Railways Corporation which was to start in April 1998 and to end in April 2000.
After the long process, on 6 March 2006 RITES Company won the tender, Tanzania Railways Limited(TRL) and Rail Assets Holding Company(RAHCO) were established, RITES of India were given a Contract to operate Rail Transport Services for 25 years from 1st October 2007, RITES owned 51% and Tanzania Government owned 49% of the shares.
There were moves to abandon the contract, due to the fact that the Indian investor (RITES) failed to meet the Contract conditions, in 2010 the Government terminated the contract and resumed control and from 22nd of July 2011 Tanzania Railways Limited(TRL) was fully owned by the Government of United Republic of Tanzania at 100% shares.
Reformation of Tanzania Railways Corporation
In 2017 the Parliament of The United Republic of Tanzania passed the bill of Railway Act for the merging of Tanzania Railways Limited(TRL) and Reli Assets Holding Company(RAHCO) to establish Tanzania Railways Corporation under the new Railway Act.