Tsumeb railway station
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Tsumeb
Tsumeb is a city of 15,000 inhabitants and the largest town in Oshikoto region in northern Namibia. Tsumeb is the home of the world-famous Tsumeb mine, and the "gateway to the north" of Namibia. It is the closest town to the Etosha National Park...
is a mining town in northeastern Namibia.
Transport
It is served by a mostly freight railway. With the extension of the railway towards the AngolaTransport in Angola
- Railways :There are three separate railway lines in Angola:* Luanda Railway * Benguela Railway * Moçâmedes Railway - Highways :* total: 52,429 km* paved: 5,349 km* unpaved: 46,080 km...
n border in 2007, the Tsumeb station finds itself on a dead end, with a new bypass formed by a Triangle
Triangle
A triangle is one of the basic shapes of geometry: a polygon with three corners or vertices and three sides or edges which are line segments. A triangle with vertices A, B, and C is denoted ....
provided direct access from the capital to the extended line.
Tsumeb has a plant for the manufacture of concrete sleeper
Concrete sleeper
A concrete sleeper is a railroad tie made out of steel reinforced concrete.-History:Concrete sleepers were first made in Germany in 1906 for use between Nuremberg and Bamberg.-Types:...
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See also
- Railway stations in NamibiaRailway stations in Namibia- Maps :* * -Existing:* Ondangwa - junction** Oshakati* Tsumeb* Otavi - junction for Grootfontein* Grootfontein - branch terminus.* Outjo - railhead* Otjiwarongo - junction for Outjo* Omaruru* Kalkfeld - short siding* Seeheim - junction for Lüderitz...
- Railway station layoutRailway station layoutA railway station is a place where trains make scheduled stops. Stations usually have one or more platforms constructed alongside a line of railway. However, railway stations come in many different configurations - influenced by such factors as the geographical nature of the site, or the need to...
- Transport in NamibiaTransport in Namibia- Road :Namibia's road network is regarded as one of the best on the continent; road construction and maintenance adheres to international standards. It consists of 25,000 km of gravel roads and 9,000 km of earth-graded roads...
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