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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.
Rovos Rail runs its train-hotel to a regular schedule on various routes throughout Southern Africa, from South Africa to Namibia and Tanzania. The trains consist of restored Rhodesia Railways (NRZ) coaches with two lounges, two restaurant cars, and private sleeping compartments, each with private ensuite facilities.
Passenger train in Namibia at the time of the South African occupation. Under South African/British occupation, the following lines were established (listed by first year of full operation): [3] 1914: Walvis Bay–Swakopmund in 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). 1915: Swakopmund–Karibib: Reconstruction in 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm).
Diesel–electric locomotives of Namibia (3 P) DSWA locomotives (7 P) S. SWA locomotives (10 P)
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.
The station building, declared a national monument in 1972, [5] today serves as a hotel and casino; [6] [7] nowadays trains stop further inland to the east of the original building. There is another former station building in Swakopmund, the O.M.E.G. Bahnhof of the private mining company Otavi Minen und Eisenbahn Gesellschaft , today housing a ...
In 2018, there were about 393,062 cars registered in Namibia (169,911 in the capital Windhoek). [5] Namibia has a relatively high prevalence of road accidents, compared to its sparse population. In 2011, 491 people died in 2,846 crashes. [6] Causes are often speeding and reckless driving, as well as general non-observance of traffic rules. [7]
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]