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The nation of Lesotho has a single railway station, located in the capital city
The nation of Lesotho has a single railway station, located in the capital city Maseru
Maseru is the capital and largest city of Lesotho. It is also the capital of the Maseru District. Located on the Caledon River, Maseru lies directly on the Lesotho–South Africa border. Maseru had a population of 330,760 in the 2016 census. T ...
. It is the terminus of the Maseru branch line, which connects to the railway network of South Africa.
Overview
The length of the line within Lesotho, from the border bridge over theMohokare River
The Caledon River ( st, Mohokare) is a major river located in central South Africa. Its total length is , rising in the Drakensberg Mountains on the Lesotho border, flowing southwestward and then westward before joining the Orange River near Beth ...
to the station, is . It opened on 18 December 1905. The distance by rail from Maseru to the main line at Bloemfontein
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is .
As of 2008, there have been talks of building new railways to connect Lesotho to Durban
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and Port Elizabeth.
See also
* History of rail transport in Lesotho * Transport in Lesotho *Rail transport in South Africa
Rail transport in South Africa is an important element of the country's transport infrastructure. All major cities are connected by rail, and South Africa's railway system is the most highly developed in Africa. The South African rail industry is ...
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