Gare de l'Est, Kinshasa
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The Gare de l'Est, also known as Kinshasa Est or Kinshasa Central Station, is a central railway station situated in the Gombe commune of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Positioned along th
A memorial at the station remembering those who died during the construction of the railroad
The arrival of the first locomotive in Léopoldville (now Kinshasa), Congo Free State, ca. 1898
The Société Commerciale des Transports et des Ports, formerly known as the Office d'Exploitation des Transports Coloniaux 1935–1959, then Office d'Exploitation des Transports au Congo 1960–1970, and O
Gare de l'Est, Kinshasa
…Positioned along the Matadi–Kinshasa Railway line, it functions as a pivotal transshipment point connecting the railway and the river. Managed by the Société Commerciale des Transports et des Ports (SCTP), the station stands near Ngobila Beach at the Port of Kinshasa, fostering maritime links with Brazzaville, and is conveniently located close to…
SCPT head office in Gombe, Kinshasa
Historical view of Boma station
CITAS around 1908
Spanish fishing boat at Zaire's main port of Matadi on the Congo River.