As of March 2026, Zambia Railways operated passenger trains between Livingstone and Kitwe via Choma, Mazabuka, Lusaka, Kabwe, Kapiri Mposhi, and Ndola. Trains depart on Mondays from Livingstone and arrive on Wednesdays in Kitwe, and depart on Fridays from Kitwe and arrive on Sundays in Liviingstone. OverviewZambia Railways (ZR) is the national railway company of and one of the two major railway organisations in Zambia. The other system is the binational (TAZARA) that interconnects with the ZR at. The 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) ZR network was built during British colonial rule as part of the vision of the but the economic spur was to access the mines of Central Africa. The railway star.