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In general, Kilimanjaro region has more tarmac roads than any
other region in the country although their quality is poor due to
lack of frequent maintenance. The problem with many roads in
Kilimanjaro region is poor drainage system caused by lack of
culverts.
3.3 Railways:
The Dar es Salaam Tanga railway line was built in the 1920's and
later extended to Arusha via Moshi. This railway line is both for
goods and passenger trains and serves several stations in
Kilimanjaro region. There is also another railway line from Moshi
to Voi. This line was very important during East Africa
Community as it was the only one that linked Tanzania with both
Kenya and Uganda, (the three countries that constituted the
"Community". The Moshi/Tanga Dar es Salaam route is mainly
used to transport bulky cargo such as timber, coffee, maize, beans
and phosphate products. However, passenger train between
Moshi and Dar es Salaam faces a cut-throat competition with
road transport which has of late proved to be very efficient in time
saving and reliability.
3.4 Air Transport:
Kilimanjaro region is served by the Kilimanjaro International
Airport (KIA) and Moshi Airport. the KIA was built mainly to
cater for international flights with a view to easy tourist
accessibility to the Northern Tourist Circuit. It also caters for
domestic flights to various destinations in the country. The Moshi
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