map of railway lines in south africa

<< /Filter /FlateDecode << The reference list shows the lines controlled by South African Railways, Rhodesia Railways, Beira and Mashonaland Railways, Caminho de Ferro de Lourenço … /oc53 83 0 R /LastChar 255 456 456 456 456 456 456 729 410 456 456 456 456 228 228 228 228 Africa on a World Wall Map: Africa is one of 7 continents illustrated on our Blue Ocean Laminated Map of the World. endobj [ 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 750 592 592 638 638 638 638 638 479 638 592 592 592 592 547 547 501 46 0 obj<> >> >> Welcome to Rail Branch. /Descent -199 �ą��ݖ��6����X׈+u߿��)��_��)p������*�������~��? /oc43 73 0 R The South Africa rail map shows the rail network of South Africa, find different railway zones and major cities railway line. 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 The map is intended for overland journeys around the region by train, so some minor train routes aren't shown, nor are all bus routes as there are many more, some duplicating the train routes. 400 549 333 333 333 576 537 278 333 333 365 556 834 834 834 611 722 722 722 722 722 722 1000 722 667 667 667 667 389 389 389 389 >> Maps of railway lines around South Africa. 64 0 obj<> >> >> /Subtype /TrueType /LastChar 255 Major shipping lanes pass along the South African coastline in the south Atlantic and Indian oceans. If you do not have Acrobat Reader (for .pdf files), you can download it here (Free) SA Rail Passenger Services 2009 - Bruno Martin: PDF file 370kbs: Added 10-08-2009: Forgotten railways and the ghost of railways past are simply irresistible, so we set off to find the old ghostly rail. << /Count 1 /Descent -197 Rondebosch 7701, 6 0 obj 39 0 obj<> >> >> 611 611 389 556 333 611 556 778 556 556 500 389 280 389 584 750 27 0 obj<>endobj /Name /ArialNarrow /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding endobj /oc37 67 0 R endobj /oc7 37 0 R /FontDescriptor 17 0 R endobj 69 0 obj<> >> >> 68 0 obj<> >> >> endobj 501 501 319 456 273 501 456 638 456 456 410 319 230 319 479 228 endobj [ 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 /ItalicAngle 0 >> 80 0 obj<> >> >> endobj /FontDescriptor 11 0 R 1 0 obj 7 0 obj /oc9 39 0 R %���� 83 0 obj<> >> >> South Africa / Lesetho Places (123KB zip file). /Properties The first railway was from Cape Town to Wellington and was worked by a small locomotive in 1859. 43 0 obj<> >> >> /StemV 64 547 638 592 547 501 592 547 774 547 547 501 228 228 228 385 456 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 278 278 584 584 584 556 endobj Rail transport in particular, as a result of its energy efficiency, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and lower cost per ton kilometre, is expected to play an increasingly important role in the conveyance of freight over long distances. endobj << /Widths 7 0 R 592 592 638 638 638 638 638 479 638 592 592 592 592 547 547 501 endobj 52 0 obj<> >> >> The map shows railways in the Cape of Good Hope, South West Africa, British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Basutoland, Portuguese East Africa, Nyasaland, Belgian Congo, as well as north west, southern and north east Rhodesia. 456 456 456 456 456 456 729 456 456 456 456 456 228 228 228 228 722 722 778 778 778 778 778 584 778 722 722 722 722 667 667 611 /FontBBox [-40.0 -211.0 820.0 923.0] Many lines were state-owned from the start, but some were constructed as concessions or, in the case of some mineral /FontBBox [-28.0 -216.0 1010.0 915.0] /BaseFont /ArialNarrow-BoldItalic Definition: Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks. /Type /Font /oc14 44 0 R endobj The transport sector can accelerate and intensify trade in Africa. Freight Rail is the largest division of rail operator Transnet and has approximately 25,000 employees throughout South Africa. 70 0 obj<> >> >> /oc20 50 0 R /Font endobj 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 549 611 556 556 556 556 500 556 500 ] endobj 42 0 obj<> >> >> 71 0 obj<> >> >> 333 500 556 444 556 444 333 500 556 278 333 556 278 833 556 500 /oc21 51 0 R /Type /FontDescriptor /oc25 55 0 R 500 556 500 500 500 500 500 549 500 556 556 556 556 500 556 500 ] /Type /FontDescriptor << /oc3 33 0 R endobj /Subtype /TrueType Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. 667 667 667 667 667 667 1000 722 667 667 667 667 278 278 278 278 %PDF-1.5 750 350 222 556 333 1000 556 556 333 1000 667 333 1000 750 750 750 /oc52 82 0 R 11 0 obj endobj 556 556 556 556 556 556 889 556 556 556 556 556 278 278 278 278 Kenya inaugurates $1.5bn Nairobi-Naivasha rail line. endobj endobj /ArialNarrow-Italic 21 0 R /oc36 66 0 R 273 456 501 456 501 456 273 501 501 228 228 456 228 729 501 501 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 /oc8 38 0 R 228 287 182 456 273 820 456 456 273 820 547 273 820 228 228 228 ... Uganda is reportedly planning to revamp its 100-year old railway lines to improve cargo transport... 7 November 2019. /Pages 2 0 R Mahikeng (Mafikeng, Mafeking), city, capital of North-West province, South Africa. /CapHeight 716 endobj Western Cape, /StemV 64 54 0 obj<> >> >> The darker the shade, the higher the value. endobj 21 0 obj /FontName /ArialMT 456 456 456 456 456 456 456 456 456 456 228 228 479 479 479 456 endobj /oc6 36 0 R 592 592 592 592 592 592 820 592 547 547 547 547 228 228 228 228 /Widths 19 0 R /FontDescriptor 20 0 R /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding endobj >> /FirstChar 0 /oc19 49 0 R 456 456 456 456 456 456 456 549 501 456 456 456 456 410 456 410 ] /oc26 56 0 R >> >> /Outlines 3 0 R /BaseFont /TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT >> /FontDescriptor 26 0 R /ItalicAngle -10 /oc13 43 0 R 592 592 592 592 592 592 820 592 547 547 547 547 228 228 228 228 /Widths 25 0 R 273 456 456 410 456 456 228 456 456 182 182 410 182 683 456 456 /Arial-BoldMT 6 0 R /StemV 64 Description: Detailed clear large road map of South Africa with road routes from cities to towns, road intersections to provinces and perfectures. 76 0 obj<> >> >> >> /oc51 81 0 R 228 273 389 456 456 729 592 195 273 273 319 479 228 273 228 228 /ItalicAngle 0 /ArialNarrow 12 0 R South Africa / Lesetho Railways (1.5MB zip file) It was previously part of the not internationally recognized republic of Bophuthatswana. /FontDescriptor 23 0 R endobj Step aboard the vintage wood-panelled coaches and sit […] 81 0 obj<> >> >> /Name /Arial-BoldMT << 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 556 333 333 584 584 584 611 /ExtGState<> /BaseFont /ArialNarrow /ItalicAngle 0 Since its establishment in 1989, Rovos Rail has earned an international reputation for its truly world-class travel experiences. << 800 592 592 592 592 547 501 638 592 228 456 592 501 683 592 638 It maintains an extensive rail network across the country that connects with other rail networks in the sub-Saharan region, with its rail infrastructure representing about 80% of Africa… 44 0 obj<> >> >> 456 456 273 410 228 456 410 592 410 410 410 274 213 274 479 228 /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding endobj /StemV 90 250 333 555 500 500 1000 833 278 333 333 500 570 250 333 250 278 endobj endobj 29 0 obj<>endobj endobj Our South Africa Road Map has been particularly designed on largest scales for the convenient illustration of distant locations along with ... archeological sites, museums, and important travel aids like airports, airfields, rail lines, ferry routes, and lighthouses. /Ascent 716 /Name /ArialMT 456 456 456 456 456 456 456 456 456 456 228 228 479 479 479 456 endobj endobj endobj 592 592 638 638 638 638 638 479 638 592 592 592 592 547 547 501 84 0 obj 333 556 611 556 611 556 333 611 611 278 278 556 278 889 611 611 /oc27 57 0 R 832 547 547 592 592 547 501 638 592 228 410 547 456 683 592 638 endobj /FontBBox [-46.0 -216.0 1000.0 897.0] 56 0 obj<> >> >> The railway between Wolwehoek and Heilbron was part of a longer line which connects further down to Petrus Steyn, Lindley and joining the mainline … /FontName /ArialNarrow-Italic /Widths 16 0 R /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding /oc23 53 0 R The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. endobj /FontBBox [-46.0 -212.0 1000.0 927.0] /Type /Font To accompany the handbook, The Mineral Resources of the Union of South Africa" 1959. [ 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 228 /oc31 61 0 R 228 228 228 410 410 287 456 820 273 820 456 273 774 228 228 547 228 228 291 456 456 729 547 157 273 273 319 479 228 273 228 228 The Librarian, endobj 722 722 778 778 778 778 778 570 778 722 722 722 722 722 611 556 endobj 47 0 obj<> >> >> /oc47 77 0 R /Flags 32 /LastChar 255 77 0 obj<> >> >> 74 0 obj<> >> >> endobj 456 456 456 456 456 456 456 456 456 456 273 273 479 479 479 501 15 0 obj /oc41 71 0 R /Resources /oc29 59 0 R 22 0 obj /Flags 34 228 287 228 456 410 820 456 456 273 820 547 273 820 228 228 228 /CapHeight 716 Transnet freight rail is the largest division of Transnet Limited, a public company with South African government as its sole shareholder. To upgrade your browser click HERE.HERE. /FontName /ArialNarrow-BoldItalic /MissingWidth 228 /FirstChar 0 33 0 obj<> >> >> /FontDescriptor 8 0 R >> /ArialNarrow-BoldItalic 18 0 R endobj /oc40 70 0 R 34 0 obj<> >> >> >> 556 556 333 500 278 556 500 722 500 500 500 334 260 334 584 750 32 0 obj<> >> >> 547 547 547 547 547 547 820 592 547 547 547 547 228 228 228 228 /ItalicAngle 0 /BaseFont /ArialNarrow-Bold /Flags 32 /Ascent 716 endobj /MissingWidth 228 /Type /Font 778 350 333 500 500 1000 500 500 333 1000 556 333 1000 778 778 778 >> 19 0 obj 13 0 obj /Type /Font >> An out-of-service line that is still owned by a railroad company would still appear on this map, as the point of the map is to show were trains no longer run, not its current legal status. << << Special Collections, South Africa length of rail lines was at level of 20,953 km in 2017, unchanged from the … 53 0 obj<> >> >> /TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT 24 0 R Prasa owns 2 280 Kilometers of South Africa's rail network and uses some the 22 000 Kilometers of rail track under the control of Transnet.It has 585 train stations and total fleet of 4 735 coaches, with an overall staff complement of 18 207. 547 638 592 547 501 592 547 774 547 547 501 273 228 273 479 456 endobj endobj 547 638 592 547 501 592 547 774 547 547 501 228 228 228 385 456 /Name /ArialNarrow-Bold This is a list of disused, abandoned, closed or dismantled railway lines in South Africa since … /Subtype /TrueType endobj 400 549 273 273 273 576 440 273 273 273 299 456 684 684 684 501 /Type /Font endobj 48 0 obj<> >> >> /Subtype /TrueType /oc50 80 0 R endobj /FirstChar 0 endobj /FontBBox [-100.0 -211.0 871.0 914.0] 611 611 611 611 611 611 611 549 611 611 611 611 611 556 611 556 ] /FirstChar 0 Passenger Rail & Public Transport. University of Cape Town, endobj Selected cities and towns labelled. >> /MissingWidth 228 273 456 501 456 501 456 273 501 501 228 228 456 228 729 501 501 South Africa / Lesetho Natural Features (854K zip file). 456 456 273 410 228 456 410 592 410 410 410 274 213 274 479 228 Description: The map below shows how Rail lines (total route-km) varies by country in Africa. It includes country boundaries, major cities, major mountains in shaded relief, ocean depth in blue color gradient, along with many other features. 228 273 456 456 456 456 213 456 273 604 303 456 479 273 604 500 South Africa, Tel: +27 (021) 650-4089 The first passenger carrying service was a small line of about 3.2 kilometres (2 mi) built by the Natal Railway Company, linking the town of Durban with Harbour Point, opened on 26 June 1860. 500 500 500 500 500 500 722 444 444 444 444 444 278 278 278 278 /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding /ArialNarrow-Bold 15 0 R 5 0 obj << /Ascent 716 /Type /FontDescriptor >> 24 0 obj /Type /FontDescriptor endobj /StemV 91 The commercial ports are: Richards Bay and Durban in K… endobj 556 556 444 389 333 556 500 722 500 500 444 394 220 394 520 778 /Widths 10 0 R The map shows principal passenger train routes & bus links in southern Africa. /Type /Page /FontName /ArialNarrow /Type /FontDescriptor Delfstofkaart van die Unie van Suid-Afrika." endobj Wolwehoek is a railway station on the Vereeniging-Bloemfontein line to the south of Sasolburg (see photo above). 722 722 778 778 778 778 778 584 778 722 722 722 722 667 667 611 endobj /oc4 34 0 R /OCProperties 4 0 R /StemV 77 /oc33 63 0 R 501 501 501 501 501 501 501 549 501 501 501 501 501 456 501 456 ] It is the site of the Siege of Mafeking (October 1899 to May 1900) during the South African War. << /Name /ArialNarrow-Italic 930 722 667 722 722 667 611 778 778 389 500 778 667 944 722 778 /BaseFont /Arial-BoldMT 611 778 722 556 667 722 722 1000 722 722 667 333 278 333 581 500 South African Railway Maps. 67 0 obj<> >> >> 400 549 273 273 273 576 440 273 273 273 299 456 684 684 684 501 /Ascent 716 The outline map represents the mainland territory of the sovereign country of Nigeria. /LastChar 255 /Name /TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT 228 273 456 456 456 456 230 456 273 604 303 456 479 273 604 500 /ItalicAngle 0 ���tR�%h���k��v�S���J���{�����b��`�3��^8��m���'����~�9�W����tޝ��Y��d�8犃���ox�8���)w k]���]�E�^_.\q�������0�g��Y����{�9�+1����W�� Lines to improve cargo transport... 7 November 2019 definition: rail lines ( total route-km varies. 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