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Comazar

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Comazar
Company typeJoint Stock
IndustryRailways
Founded1995
HeadquartersJohannesburg
Key people
Eric Peiffer
Patrick Claes
ProductsRailway operation
Revenue~
Number of employees
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Websitewww.comazar.com

Comazar is a company that operates railways in Africa. Its stock is majority owned by the French investment group Bolloré. Comazar was founded by Eric Peiffer and Patrick Claes in conjunction with Transnet (Spoornet) and Transurb Consult (a Belgian Railways subsidiary) in 1995.

The headquarters are in Johannesburg.

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Comazar owns stock in and operates the following privately held railways:

Comazar is also a ten percent partner in Rift Valley Railways.

Previous concessions

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In addition, the company has operated railways in these countries in the past:

  • Madarail - Madagascar - The concession passed through a number of hands before, in April 2022, becoming 100% owned by the government of Madagascar.
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