Although Morogoro is developing well, it is just a small episode in this trip. After all, as a city not far from First Town, Ernst has plenty of time to visit Morogoro. In fact, Ernst had already inspected Morogoro twice before, but the last inspection was in 1888, when Morogoro had obviously not developed to today's level.
The train did not stop in Morogoro but continued towards the next stop, Dodoma, passing through the Udzungwa Mountain area. The railway began to detour towards the northeast, then transitioned to the East African Plateau. Because the slope in the northwest is gentle, the Central Railway originally constructed the northern line plan.
The southern line plan was to directly connect Morogoro to Iringa and then directly to Mbeya, but this bypassed Dodoma. Hence, the East African Ministry of Railways at the time chose the northern line plan to accommodate Dodoma and the Highland Province.
