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Botswana Railways (BR) was established in 1987 when the government of Botswana bought out the Botswana-based sections of the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ). [1] NRZ had been initially operating the rail system after Botswana had gained independence. Management of the BR is supported by RITES Ltd. of India. [citation needed]
In 1986, the Botswana Railways was established through an Act of Parliament. And on January 1st 1987, Botswana Railways (BR) began operation of the 641 km railway line when the government bought out the Botswana-based sections of the National Railways of Zimbabwe (a renamed Rhodesian Railways). [1]
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.
Rail services are provided by Botswana Railways, with most routes radiating from Gaborone. Botswana has the 93rd longest railway network in the world at 888 km, it is one of the busiest railways in Africa. The track gauge is 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) . Botswana is an associate member of the International Union of Railways (UIC).
The corridor also includes railway lines from Walvis Bay as far as Gobabis in Namibia, and from Johannesburg as far as Lobatse in Botswana. [1] Connecting the two railway lines has been discussed since 2010, and an agreement between the two countries was signed in 2014, but the project has since become economically unfeasible. [2] [3]
Trans-Kalahari Railway to Namibia - Construction starting 2025 [1] [2] [3] 1,600 km. Aranos - new coal mine; Palapye - linked to Bulawayo in Zimbabwe; Francistown; Mafeking; Lobatse; Kang in Botswana; Ghanzi, possible copper-silver mine. Morupule Colliery in east central Botswana
The Mosetse–Kazungula–Livingstone Railway is a prospected 430 kilometres (270 mi) cape gauge international railway connecting the Botswana railway network at Mosetse, Botswana with the Zambian railway network at Livingstone, Zambia over the new Kazungula Bridge on the Zambezi River.
Botswana Railways is the national railway company, operating primarily in the Southern African regional railway system. Botswana Railways offers rail-based transport facilities for moving a range of commodities for the mining sector and primary materials industries, as well as passenger train services and dry ports. [138] [139]