List of railway lines in Namibia

Railway lines in Namibia (2015)

The list of Namibian railway lines includes all current and historical railway lines in Namibia .

Public routes

Lines in italics have been closed.

Surname	Starting point	End point	Track width (mm)	Length (km)	commissioning acceptance	Outside Operation- takeover	photo	Remarks
Kranzberg – Walvis Bay	Kranzberg 21 ° 56 ′ 5 ″ S, 15 ° 40 ′ 1 ″ E	Walvis Bay 22 ° 57 ′ 27 ″ S, 14 ° 29 ′ 43 ″ E	1067	167	1905			Historically part of the " Otavibahn " with gauge 610
Kranzberg – Otavi	Kranzberg 21 ° 56 ′ 5 ″ S, 15 ° 40 ′ 1 ″ E	Otavi 19 ° 38 ′ 28 ″ S, 17 ° 20 ′ 22 ″ E	1067	330	1906			Historically part of the "Otavibahn" with gauge 610
Otavi-Tsumeb	Otavi 19 ° 38 ′ 28 ″ S, 17 ° 20 ′ 22 ″ E	Tsumeb 19 ° 13 ′ 49 ″ S, 17 ° 42 ′ 11 ″ E	1067	70	1906
Tsumeb – Oshikango	Tsumeb 19 ° 13 ′ 49 ″ S, 17 ° 42 ′ 11 ″ E	Oshikango 17 ° 23 ′ 48 ″ S, 15 ° 52 ′ 45 ″ E	1067	309	2006 or 2012			"Northern Railway"
Otavi-Grootfontein	Otavi 19 ° 38 ′ 28 ″ S, 17 ° 20 ′ 22 ″ E	Grootfontein 19 ° 34 ′ 6 ″ S, 18 ° 5 ′ 51 ″ E	1067	93.1	1908
Lüderitz – Seeheim	Lüderitz 26 ° 38 ′ 50 ″ S, 15 ° 9 ′ 15 ″ O	Seeheim 26 ° 48 ′ 57 ″ S, 17 ° 47 ′ 58 ″ E	1067	319	1906			"Südbahn"; Historically "Lüderitzbahn"
Windhoek – Nakop	Windhoek 22 ° 33 ′ 34 ″ S, 17 ° 4 ′ 52 ″ E	Nakop 28 ° 6 ′ 13 ″ N, 20 ° 0 ′ 35 ″ E	1067	865	1910-1915			only up Karasburg 28 ° 1 '5' S, 18 ° 44 '47 "O in operation
Windhoek – Kranzberg	Windhoek 22 ° 33 ′ 34 ″ S, 17 ° 4 ′ 52 ″ E	Kranzberg 21 ° 56 ′ 5 ″ S, 15 ° 40 ′ 1 ″ E	1067	210	1897–			Historically part of the Swakopmund – Windhoek railway line
Windhoek – Gobabis	Windhoek 22 ° 33 ′ 34 ″ S, 17 ° 4 ′ 52 ″ E	Gobabis 22 ° 26 ′ 53 ″ S, 18 ° 58 ′ 20 ″ O	1067	224	1929
Otjiwarongo – Outjo	Otjiwarongo 20 ° 27 ′ 43 ″ S, 16 ° 38 ′ 15 ″ E	Outjo 20 ° 6 ′ 15 ″ S, 16 ° 10 ′ 12 ″ E	600 or 1067	69	1914 and 1921 respectively	1990s		dismantled in the 2000s ; Part of the historical " Ambolandbahn "
Walvis Bay Railway	Walvis Bay 22 ° 57 ′ 27 ″ S, 14 ° 29 ′ 43 ″ E	Rooikop 22 ° 59 ′ 2 ″ S, 14 ° 39 ′ 19 ″ E	610	18th	1898	?

Planned routes

• Trans-Kalahari ("Eastern Railway")
• Trans-Caprivi

Historic private railways

Surname	Starting point	End point	Track width (mm)	Length (km)	commissioning acceptance	Outside Operation- takeover	photo	Remarks
Kolmanskop – Bogenfels railway line	Kolmanskop	Bogenfels	610	119	1909-1913	?
Lüderitz – Schmidtfeld railway line	Luderitz	Schmidtfeld	610	4th	1913	?
Kolmanskop – Charlottental railway line	Kolmanskop	Charlottental	610	7th	1920	?
Guchab copper railway	Guchab		610	?	?	?
Swakopmund light rail	Swakopmund	Swakopmund	610	?	1896-1906	?
Lüderitz port railway	Luderitz	Luderitz	610	?	1904-106	?
Garub connecting railway	Garub		610	2.4	1903	?
Windhoek light rail	Windhoek	Windhoek	610	5	1902	?
Rehoboth railway connection	Rehoboth		610	12	1912	?
Karibib marble track	Caribib		610	12	?	?
Kalkfeld Railway	Kalkfeld		610	16	1905	?
Tsumeb Mining Railway	Tsumeb		610	?	?	?
Khan Pits Connection Railway	Khan mine	Arandis	600	11	1911	?
Mining Railway Kreuzkap	Cape of cross		610	20th	1895	?

See also

• Rail transport in Namibia

Sources and web links

• Rail network according to TransNamib (English)
• THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NAMIBIAN RAILWAY NETWORK (English)

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap