Sidvokodvo
Coordinates: 26 ° 38 ′ S , 31 ° 25 ′ E
Sidvokodvo is a place in Swaziland . It is located in the middle of the country, belongs to the Manzini region and has around 2000 inhabitants. The place is 336 meters above sea level south of Manzini , near the north bank of the Lusutfu , which flows there in a west-east direction.
Sidvokodvo has the only railway depot in the country. While the steam locomotives were serviced here in the past , today it is mainly freight cars (see also: Rail transport in Swaziland ). As part of the Swazilink railway construction project , which is to connect Swaziland with the South African province of Mpumalanga , a 146-kilometer new line from Sidvokodvo Junction to Lothair , South Africa, is under construction. Sidvokodvo is close to the MR9 highway that connects Manzini in the north with Nhlangano in the south.
Individual evidence
- ^ Ceremony launches Swazilink project. railwaygazette.com of January 12, 2012 (English), accessed December 28, 2016