Rehoboth railway station

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Rehoboth
Bahnhof Rehoboth Luftaufnahme 2018.jpg
Aerial view of the station
General information
Other namesBahnhoff Train Station
LocationVogelpan
Namibia
Coordinates 23°18′46″S17°11′14″E / 23.31267°S 17.18717°E / -23.31267; 17.18717
System TransNamib
LineWindhoek–Upington
Location
Rehoboth railway station

Rehoboth railway station is a railway station serving the town of Rehoboth in Namibia. [1] [2] It is part of the TransNamib Railway, and is located along the Windhoek to Upington line.

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The railway station is situated approximately 12 kilometers east of the town of Rehoboth. When the railway line was constructed in 1910, cost considerations led to the decision not to extend the line directly into the town. [3] Following protests by local authorities in 1912, the government constructed a 60-centimeter narrow-gauge tramway to link the station with the town center. The siding, whose operations began on 15 January 1913, was rented and operated by a Georg Bräuer but was abandoned in the early 1950s.

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References

  1. "Rehoboth Station (Rehoboth) / Hardap". Getamap.net. Archived from the original on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  2. "Feasibility Study: Windhoek – Rehoboth". R&H Rail. Archived from the original on 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  3. Bravenboer, Brenda; Rusch, K. E. Walter (1997). The first 100 years of state railways in Namibia. Windhoek: TransNamib Museum. p. 153. ISBN   9780869764015.