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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.
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.
South Africa - There is a rail connection to South Africa; the two countries use the same 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge. (Rail transport in South Africa) Zambia - There is currently no rail-link with Zambia, though the two countries use the same gauge. As of February 2011, there has been some talk of extending rail to the Zambian border. [11]
South African Railways 2 ft (610 mm) gauge SAR NGG 16 Class Garratt, preserved in operating condition on the Welsh Highland Railway. This later version of the locomotives used from 1927 to 1933 is the model considered for use in 1958. Arnold Jung Locomotive from 1905 of the Otavi Mining and Railway Company in Tsumeb, Namibia
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]
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 Swakopmund–Windhoek line was a main 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) narrow-gauge railway line in Namibia. It was built in 1897 and operated until 1990 when the route name was changed. Today the route via Swakopmund to Walvis Bay operates under the name of Windhoek–Kranzberg railway and the Kranzberg–Walvis Bay railway.
The Trans-Kalahari Railway is a planned railway line that will connect the port city of Walvis Bay in Namibia to Gaborone, the capital of Botswana.This proposed railway line aims to improve regional trade and economic development by providing a more efficient and cost-effective transportation route for goods being exported from Botswana, Namibia, and Southern Africa more generally.