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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>For two years, CFM had to restrict its passenger transport activities because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Before the pandemic, CFM registered an average of 14,000 passengers per day. That number has now risen to 16,000.
\nWhy has there been such an increase in passengers?
\n\u201cDue to the cost of living nowadays, paying the \u2018chapa\u2019 is very difficult, that\u2019s why we use the train a lot,\u201d explains Cifa Mondlane, a domestic worker.
\n\u201cMy salary is not enough for me to take semi-public transport \u2013 the train is cheaper,\u201d echoes Jos\u00e9 Lu\u00eds, a driver for a private company.
\n\u201cTo avoid congestion, I think it\u2019s more affordable and faster,\u201d Osvaldo Simango agrees.
\nAccording to the National Statistics Institute, rail transport passengers numbers have increased 62.28% over the same period in 2021.
\n\u201cWe are considering seated passengers, but there is also some percentage of commuters who travel standing. Per minute, more than 120 to 150 passengers embark at Maputo central railway station. We have noticed great demand, especially when in-person classes started again,\u201d CFM engineer Iara Popinsky explained.
\nThat number includes Macimba Nebo, a student at Escola Francisco Manyanga, who has been taking the train since the beginning of the school year. \u201cI\u2019m usually not late and the price is low,\u201d he explains. \u201cOn normal semi-collective transport, I pay 24 meticais, but the train is only 13 meticais.\u201d
\nBut it\u2019s not just the price of road transport that makes people take the train. Nebo remarks on some other disadvantages of road transport. \u201cFirst, I have to queue for a long time in Xiquelene. And the collectors also have this habit of making interviews\u00a0\u2013 which just adds to the delay,\u201d he complains.
\nIsac Simango also did the maths and decided that the railway was the best option. \u201cTaking the train is more affordable than the \u2018chapa\u2019. I spend 70 meticais a day by train.\u201d he says.
\nGreater demand has necessitated adding carriages on some routes. \u201cFor Matola-Gare, Ressano Garcia, Goba, Manhi\u00e7a, Ch\u00f3kw\u00e8, we had this increase in places offered; for example, for Ressano Garcia we had 12 carriages and we added three that is, we now have 15 carriages with a capacity of 150 seats,\u201d CFM engineer Iara Popinsky detailed.
\nTo respond to the growing passenger demand, the CFM is to acquire an additional 50 carriages this year for use in Maputo city.<\/p>\n

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