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Madarail SA

The main (Northern) network of the state railway Réseau National des Chemins de Fer Malagasy (first line opened 1903) is operated on a 25-year concession by Vecturis subsidiary Madarail. The isolated line linking Fianarantsoa with the east coast port of Manakara is operated separately as the Fianarantsoa-Côte Est Railway (qv).

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