Lüderitz railway station

Lüderitz railway station

Lüderitz railway station (German: Bahnhof Lüderitz) is a railway station serving the town of Lüderitz in Namibia. It was erected in 1904.[1]

Overview

It is part of the TransNamib Railway, and is the terminal of the currently decommissioned line to Aus which was completed in 1906. The extension to Seeheim was completed in 1908, and the connection to Windhoek and the central-eastern railway network in 1912.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ von Schmettau, Konny (28 February 2013). "Lüderitzbucht: Gründer- und Diamantenstadt" [Lüderitzbucht: Town of Pioneers and Diamonds]. Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Tourismus Namibia monthly supplement. p. 6.
  2. ^ Dierks, Klaus. "The Development of the Namibian Railway Network. The Rail History Until the 1990s". www.klausdierks.com. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

26°38′50.58″S 15°9′14.37″E / 26.6473833°S 15.1539917°E / -26.6473833; 15.1539917


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