A first local railway was constructed in 1895 by the Damaraland Guano Company for commercial purposes. The first public railway, and the core of the present system, was constructed by the German colonial government. The 383 km connection between Swakopmund and Windhoek was inaugurated on June 19, 1902. The German colonial railway was taken over by the Railways of South Africa after World War I, and linked into the network of South Africa. After the independence of Namibia, TransNamib took control of the national rail network.
Operations
TransNamib operated 2,883 km of rail in 1995. Since then, further track has been added to the network through the Northern Extension. It operates on 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Cape gauge. While focus has been primarily on freight services, passenger services are an important component of TransNamib and provided under the Starline logo. The “Desert Express” is a tourist train to link Windhoek and Swakopmund.
transnamib, holdings, limited, commonly, referred, state, owned, railway, company, namibia, organised, holding, company, provides, both, rail, road, freight, services, well, passenger, rail, services, headquarters, country, capital, windhoek, citation, needed,. 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 citation needed TransNamib Holdings LimitedTwo TransNamib U20C South African Class 33 400 diesel electric locomotives haul a train south of Keetmanshoop Contents 1 History 2 Operations 3 Major lines and stations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditMain article History of rail transport in Namibia A first local railway was constructed in 1895 by the Damaraland Guano Company for commercial purposes The first public railway and the core of the present system was constructed by the German colonial government The 383 km connection between Swakopmund and Windhoek was inaugurated on June 19 1902 The German colonial railway was taken over by the Railways of South Africa after World War I and linked into the network of South Africa After the independence of Namibia TransNamib took control of the national rail network Operations EditTransNamib operated 2 883 km of rail in 1995 Since then further track has been added to the network through the Northern Extension It operates on 1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in Cape gauge While focus has been primarily on freight services passenger services are an important component of TransNamib and provided under the Starline logo The Desert Express is a tourist train to link Windhoek and Swakopmund In early 2011 the Karasburg Ariamsvlei mainline was damaged by flash floods as was part of the Seeheim Luderitz line services were suspended 1 Major lines and stations Edit Map of the rail network of Namibia vteTransNamibLegend Oshikango Ondangwa Omuthiya Oshivelo Tsumeb Grootfontein OtaviOutjo Otjiwarongo Omaruru Kranzberg Jct Usakos KaribibSwakopmund OkahandjaWalvis Bay Windhoek Rehoboth WitvleiMariental GobabisKeetmanshoop Seeheim Jct Aus KarasburgLuderitz Nakop NamibiaSouth Africa borderto Upington amp De Aar Windhoek Tsumeb Walvis Bay Windhoek Railway Station Okahandja Karibib Swakopmund Walvis Bay Omaruru Otjiwarongo Tsumeb Northern Extension 2 Tsumeb Ondangwa completed 2006 Oshikango under construction with future link to Angola Winhoek Gobabis Windhoek Neudamm Omitara Gobabis Windhoek Upington Windhoek Rehoboth Mariental Maltahohe Gibeon Asab Tses Keetmanshoop Seeheim Luderitz Karasburg Upington South AfricaSee also Edit Trains portal Africa portalRail transport in Namibia Transport in Namibia South African Class 32 200 South African Class 33 400 Otavi Mining and Railway CompanyReferences Edit NAMIBIAN WASHAWAYS Railways Africa Retrieved 2011 02 19 Seeheim Luderitz Update 2006 re Northern extensionExternal links EditOfficial site Desert Express History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title TransNamib amp oldid 1098109233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
