词条 | Rail transport in Lesotho |
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The nation of Lesotho has a single railway station, located in the capital city Maseru. It is the terminus of the Maseru branch line, which connects to the railway network of South Africa. Overview{{see also|Maseru branch line}}The length of the line within Lesotho, from the border bridge over the Mohokare River to the station, is {{convert|1.6|km|1}}. It opened on 18 December 1905.[1] The distance by rail from Maseru to the main line at Bloemfontein is {{convert|137|km}}. As of 2008, there have been talks of building new railways to connect Lesotho to Durban and Port Elizabeth.[2] See also
References1. ^{{cite book |first=J.N.C |last=Boonzaaier |title=Tracks Across the Veld |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-620-41711-2 |page=245}} 2. ^{{cite speech | title = Keynote address at the African Union Rail conference | first = Jeff | last = Radebe | authorlink = Jeff Radebe | date = 20 November 2007 | location = Johannesburg | url = http://www.gov.za/j-radebe-african-union-african-railway-systems-professional-conference | accessdate = 14 October 2010}} External links{{commonscat-inline|Rail transport in Lesotho}}{{Africa in topic|Rail transport in}}{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2011}}{{Africa-rail-transport-stub}} 1 : Rail transport in Lesotho |
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