Gweru publishing in 2015 but now operational. Railways arrived in Gwelo (Gweru) in 1902. National Railways of Zimbabwe have the country's largest marshalling yard, Dabuka, on the south side of Gweru. Dabuka plays a pivotal role in rail movement in the country as it is the central hub of the rail links to Mozambique in the east, South Africa in the south and Botswana and Namibia in the south west, lying on the Bulawayo - Harare Line. As a central city (hub), it has direct links to all the other cities and towns of Zimbabwe. It is 164 km from Bulawayo,
Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway about 99% of its present length. Only of the old Gokwe road was tarred from Kwekwe. The former gravel road was paved wide and tarred from 31 January 1986 to 31 March 1991. The original plan was to construct a carriageway with two shoulders. The road is however with 2 shoulders constructed according to the revised plan of 1986. From Kwekwe to Gokwe the road passes over various rivers with standard bridges. The rivers are Kwekwe River, Rhino River, Chimwamombe River, Sesombe River, Mandombe River, Somalala River, Ngazimbi River, Zhombe River, Gwenzi River, Sehozana River, Little Sehozana River, Ufafi River