SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Fianarantsoa Last stop for Madagascar's only train?  Jan 16, 2008 Carrying freight, ordinary Malagasy people and tourists in three separate cars, the 163-kilometre Fianarantsoa-East Coast (FCE) line is one of only two rail lines in Madagascar, and the only one with passenger cars ... Up to this day, there is virtually no other way of shipping fruits and vegetables to Fianarantsoa, a town 240 kilometres south of the capital Antananarivo, or rice and products made on the elevated plain around the city to the isolated areas along the line. (iAfrica.com) Travel to Madagascar Island  Nov 11, 2007 The railway system connects Antananarivo and Toamasina; Antananarivo and Antsirabe; Fianarantsoa and Manakara; and Moramanga and Ambatondrazaja. But Bush Taxis and mini-buses are the main form of transport. (Suite101.com) Child health drive for Madagascar  Oct 23, 2007 The streets of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar's second city, were lined with thousands of people to watch the launch of the country's Mother and Child Health Week, the BBC's Jonny Hogg reports. Nearly 60,000 people have been involved in the organisation of what is the most ambitious healthcare programme ever carried out in the country. (BBC News -- Health) Back to World Cities News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2008 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2008