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Railway station in Namibia
Keetmanshoop railway station in 1914

Keetmanshoop railway station is a railway station serving the town of Keetmanshoop in Namibia. It was erected in 1908. when the territory was colonised by Imperial Germany. It is part of the TransNamib Railway, and is located along the Windhoek to Upington line that was inaugurated in 1915 and connects Namibia with South Africa. Keetmanshoop also has a junction to Seeheim and Aus, completed in 1908.

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  • Aerial view of Keetmanshoop railway station 2017 Aerial view of Keetmanshoop railway station 2017
  • Steam locomotive of South African Railways in front of the station building Steam locomotive of South African Railways in front of the station building

See also

References

  1. von Schmettau, Konny (28 February 2013). "Aus "ǂNuǂgoaes" wird Keetmanshoop" ["ǂNuǂgoaes" becomes Keetmanshoop]. Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Tourismus Namibia monthly supplement. p. 10.
  2. Dierks, Klaus. "The Development of the Namibian Railway Network. The Rail History Until the 1990s". www.klausdierks.com. Retrieved 6 November 2012.

26°35′00″S 18°08′00″E / 26.58333°S 18.13333°E / -26.58333; 18.13333

Flag of Namibia Railway stations on the TransNamib Railway
Windhoek-Tsumeb
Northern Extension
Windhoek-Walvis Bay
Windhoek-Gobabis
Windhoek-Upington
Keetmanshoop-Lüderitz
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