Windhoek Railway Station
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Windhoek Railway Station is a railway station in Windhoek
, Namibia
. It is an important station, a nodal point of the TransNamib
railway. It has lines which lead eventually to Tsumeb
, Oshikango
, Gobabis
, Keetmanshoop
and Upington, South Africa
.
The little steam locomotive which can be seen in the picture, on the plinth and covered by a little shelter, is one half of a Zwillinge
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Windhoek
Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...
, Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
. It is an important station, a nodal point of the TransNamib
TransNamib
TransNamib is the railway parastatal of Namibia. Organised as a holding company, it provides freight by rail and road as well as passenger services. Its administration is located in Windhoek.-History:...
railway. It has lines which lead eventually to Tsumeb
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...
, Oshikango
Oshikango
Oshikango is a village in northern Namibia and a border post to Angola. Since 2004 it is part of the town of Helao Nafidi but still maintains its own village council. It is the district capital of the Oshikango Constituency...
, Gobabis
Gobabis
Gobabis is a town in eastern Namibia. It is the regional capital of the Omaheke Region, and the district capital of the Gobabis electoral constituency. Gobabis is situated down the B6 motorway from Windhoek to Botswana. The town is from the Buitepos border post with Botswana, and serves as an...
, Keetmanshoop
Keetmanshoop
Keetmanshoop is a city in Karas Region, southern Namibia, lying on the Trans-Namib Railway from Windhoek to Upington in South Africa. It is named after Johann Keetman, a German industrialist and founder of the city....
and Upington, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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The little steam locomotive which can be seen in the picture, on the plinth and covered by a little shelter, is one half of a Zwillinge
Zwillinge (Locomotives)
Between 1898 and 1905 more than fifty pairs of Zwillinge twin tank steam locomotives with an 0-6-0T wheel arrangement were acquired by the Swakopmund-Windhuk Staatsbahn in Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika...
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