Railway stations in Botswana explained

List of Railway stations in Botswana include:

Towns served by rail

Existing

• Ramatlhabama, South Africa - border with South Africa
  • Lobatse Gaborone - national capital
• Palapye - junction for coal branch
• Serule - junction
  • Francistown Ramokgwebana - border with Zimbabwe
• Palapye - junction
  • Morupule - branch terminus
• Serule - junction
  • Selibe Phikwe - branch terminus
• Francistown - junction
  • Sowa - branch terminus

Proposed

To Namibia

• Trans-Kalahari Railway to Namibia - Construction starting 2025 ^{[1] [2] [3]} 1,600 km.
  • Aranos - new coal mine
• Palapye - linked to Bulawayo in Zimbabwe
  • • Francistown Mafeking Lobatse
• Kang in Botswana
• Ghanzi, possible copper-silver mine.
• Morupule Colliery in east central Botswana

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• Mariental
• Maltahohe
• Shearwater Bay, Namibia - port
• Aus in Namibia

To Mozambique

• via South Africa or via Zimbabwe ^[4]
• Gaborone to Maputo^[5]

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• Serule, Botswana via Zimbabwe to Maputo (Newport)

To Zambia

• Botswana - Zambia - Kazungula bridge - 2010

Maps

• UNHCR Atlas Map

See also

• Transport in Botswana
• Botswana Railways

Notes and References

1. Web site: Railways Africa. Africa. Railways. Railways Africa. en-za. 2018-08-09.
2. Web site: allAfrica.com: Namibia: Railway Soon a Reality (Page 1 of 1). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080325011748/http://allafrica.com/stories/200803200336.html. 2008-03-25.
3. News: 2023-12-19 . Crumbling South African Rail Prompts Botswana to Forge New Route . 2024-11-20 . Bloomberg.com . en.
4. Web site: A shot in the arm for the proposed Botswana-Mozambique railway line . 2010-06-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708170304/http://www.clubofmozambique.com/solutions1/sectionnews.php?secao=international&id=17399&tipo=one . 2011-07-08 .
5. News: Botswana, Mozambique Plan Capital Connection - Railway Technology. 2010-07-18. Railway Technology. 2018-08-09. en-GB.