Tsumeb – Oshikango railway line

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Tsumeb – Oshikango
Line of the Tsumeb – Oshikango railway line
Gauge : 1067 mm ( cape track )
Legend
Route - straight ahead
 from Swakopmund
Station without passenger traffic
 0 Tsumeb
   
   
 Omuramba Ovambo
Station without passenger traffic
 92 Oshivelo
   
   
Station without passenger traffic
 167 Omuthiya
Station without passenger traffic
246
0
Ondangwa
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(in planning)
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38
 Oshakati (planned)
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309 Oshikango
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to Angola (planned)

The Tsumeb – Oshikango railway line (also known as the Northern Railway ) is an approximately 300-kilometer new TransNamib line in Namibia . In Tsumeb it connects to the Kranzberg – Otavi line (historic Otavi Railway ) and has been leading to Ondangwa since 2006 .

Construction phases

In 2001, planning began for a new line to Oshikango. Construction began in 2002. On May 11, 2006, rail traffic to Ondangwa began. The railway line was built in Cape Gauge. The construction costs amounted to 841 million N $ (about 65 million euros).

The approximately 63 km long connection to Oshikango had since been under construction. Operations started at the end of 2011. An official inauguration took place in July 2012. The construction phase was put at 80 million Namibian dollars (around 6.2 million euros).

In a third phase, a 38 km long branch line will connect Oshakati to the railway network.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Development projects of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport , accessed on February 25, 2011
  2. ↑ Railway line should promote economy in Allgemeine Zeitung of July 10, 2012
  3. ↑ Heavy equipment for track construction in the north - TransNamib supports construction of the rail line from Ondangwa to Oshikango, Allgemeine Zeitung, June 12, 2011