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Railway network of Namibia Luxury passenger train at Simplon [1] (Between Sandverhaar and Goageb) in 2015. The rail service in Namibia is provided by TransNamib. The Namibian rail network consists of 2,687 km of tracks (2017). Namibia has a history of more than 100 years of railway service.
Karibib Railway Station, ca. 1920. The history of rail transport in Namibia began with a small mining rail line at Cape Cross in 1895. The first major railway project was started in 1897 when the German Colonial Authority built the 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) gauge Staatsbahn (State Railway) from Swakopmund to Windhoek.
Angola uses the same gauge, 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), as Namibia. [9] (Rail transport in Angola) Botswana - There is currently no rail link with Botswana, though the two countries use the same gauge. As of February 2011, construction on a Trans-Kalahari rail link between Botswanan coal fields and Walvis Bay was expected to begin in a year and a ...
TransNamib Holdings Limited, commonly referred to as TransNamib, is a state-owned railway company in Namibia. Organised as a holding company, it provides both rail and road freight services, as well as passenger rail services. Its headquarters are in the country’s capital Windhoek. [1]
Pages in category "Rail transport in Namibia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Railway stations in Namibia by year of opening (6 C) T. TransNamib Railway (29 P) Pages in category "Railway stations in Namibia" The following 23 pages are in this ...
Windhoek railway station (German: Bahnhof Windhuk) is a railway station serving the city of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It is an important station in the Namibian rail network , and it is run by TransNamib .
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