Keetmanshoop Railway Station

Keetmanshoop Railway Station in 1914

Keetmanshoop Railway Station is a railway station serving the town of Keetmanshoop in Namibia. It was erected in 1908.^[1] 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.^[2]

References

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

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

Railways stations on the TransNamib Railway

Windhoek-Tsumeb	Windhoek Okahandja Karibib Kranzberg Omaruru Otjiwarongo Otavi Tsumeb

Northern Extension	Tsumeb Ondangwa Oshikango

Windhoek-Walvis Bay	Windhoek Okahandja Karibib Kranzberg Usakos Swakopmund Walvis Bay

Windhoek-Gobabis	Windhoek Neudamm Omitara Gobabis

Windhoek-Upington	Windhoek Rehoboth Mariental Maltahöhe Gibeon Asab Tses Keetmanshoop Seeheim Karasburg Upington

Keetmanshoop-Lüderitz	Keetmanshoop Seeheim Aus Lüderitz

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Keetmanshoop Railway Station

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