▁regional ▁towns ▁to ▁Ant an an ar ivo , ▁with ▁minor ▁p aved ▁and ▁un p aved ▁routes ▁providing ▁access ▁to ▁other ▁population ▁cent ers ▁in ▁each ▁district . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁rail ▁lines . ▁Ant an an ar ivo ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁To am as ina , ▁Am bat ond raz aka ▁and ▁Ant si ra be ▁by ▁rail , ▁and ▁another ▁rail ▁line ▁connect s ▁F ian ar ant so a ▁to ▁Man ak ara . ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁se ap ort ▁in ▁Mad agas car ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁coast ▁at ▁To am as ina . ▁Port s ▁at ▁Mah aj anga ▁and ▁An ts ir an ana ▁are ▁significantly ▁less ▁used ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁rem oten ess . ▁The ▁island ' s ▁new est ▁port ▁at ▁E ho ala , ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁priv ately ▁managed ▁by ▁Rio ▁T into , ▁will ▁come ▁under ▁state ▁control ▁upon ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁min ing ▁project ▁near ▁T ô lan aro ▁around ▁ 2 0 3 8 . ▁Air ▁Mad agas car ▁services ▁the ▁island ' s ▁many ▁small ▁regional ▁air ports , ▁which ▁offer ▁the ▁only ▁practical ▁means ▁of ▁access ▁to ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁remote ▁regions ▁during ▁ra iny ▁season ▁road ▁was h outs . ▁ ▁Running ▁water ▁and ▁electric ity ▁are ▁supplied ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁level ▁by ▁a ▁government ▁service ▁provider , ▁J ir ama , ▁which ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁service ▁the ▁entire ▁population . ▁, ▁only ▁ 6