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The nation of
Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked as an enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the highest mountains in Southern Africa. It has an area of over and has a populatio ...
has a single railway station, located in the capital city
Maseru Maseru is the capital and largest city of Lesotho. It is also the capital of the Maseru District. Located on the Caledon River, Maseru lies directly on the Lesotho–South Africa border. Maseru had a population of 330,760 in the 2016 census. ...
. It is the terminus of the
Maseru branch line The Maseru branch line is a railway line that connects Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, to the railway network of South Africa. Overview It branches from the Bloemfontein–Bethlehem line at Marseilles, Free State, and runs in a south-eas ...
, which connects to the railway network of South Africa.


Overview

The length of the line within Lesotho, from the border bridge over the Mohokare River to the station, is . It opened on 18 December 1905. The distance by rail from Maseru to the main line at
Bloemfontein Bloemfontein, ( ; , "fountain of flowers") also known as Bloem, is one of South Africa's three capital cities and the capital of the Free State province. It serves as the country's judicial capital, along with legislative capital Cape ...
is . As of 2008, there have been talks of building new railways to connect Lesotho to
Durban Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA and across the worldArticle on ''news24.com'' from ...
and
Port Elizabeth Gqeberha (), formerly Port Elizabeth and colloquially often referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, S ...
.


See also

* History of rail transport in Lesotho *
Transport in Lesotho This article concerns systems of transport in Lesotho. As a landlocked country, Lesotho has no seaports or harbours, but does have road, air transport, and limited rail infrastructure. Roads Prior to Lesotho's independence in 1966, the only pav ...
*
Rail transport in South Africa Rail transport in South Africa is an important element of the country's transport infrastructure. All major cities are connected by rail, and South Africa's railway system is the most highly developed in Africa. The South African rail industry i ...


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