Railway stations in Botswana

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

References

1. Africa, Railways. "Railways Africa". Railways Africa. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
2. "allAfrica.com: Namibia: Railway Soon a Reality (Page 1 of 1)". Archived from the original on 25 March 2008.
3. "Crumbling South African Rail Prompts Botswana to Forge New Route". Bloomberg.com. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
4. "A shot in the arm for the proposed Botswana-Mozambique railway line". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
5. "Botswana, Mozambique Plan Capital Connection - Railway Technology". Railway Technology. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2018.