4-563: TransNamib Holdings Limited , commonly referred to as TransNamib , is a state-owned railway company in Namibia . Organised as a holding company , it provides both rail and road freight services, as well as passenger rail services. Its headquarters are in the country’s capital Windhoek . A first local railway was constructed in 1895 by the Damaraland Guano Company for commercial purposes. The first public railway, and
8-623: The core of the present system, was constructed by the German colonial government . The 383 km connection between Swakopmund and Windhoek was inaugurated on June 19, 1902. The German colonial railway was taken over by the Railways of South Africa after World War I , and linked into the network of South Africa . After the independence of Namibia, TransNamib took control of the national rail network. TransNamib operated 2,883 km of rail in 1995. Since then, further track has been added to
12-584: The network through the Northern Extension. It operates on 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ) Cape gauge . While focus has been primarily on freight services, passenger services are an important component of TransNamib and provided under the Starline logo. The “Desert Express” was a tourist train that ceased operations in 2020. [1] In early 2011, the Karasburg - Ariamsvlei mainline
16-836: Was damaged by flash floods , as was part of the Seeheim - Lüderitz line; services were suspended. List of state-owned enterprises in Namibia As of 2017 there were a total of 97 state-owned enterprises , also called public enterprises , in Namibia . 18 of the public enterprises are profit-driven and fall under the Ministry of Public Enterprises established in March 2015. Leon Jooste heads this ministry. The other state-owned commercial entities are mainly active in education, media, and transport. They execute state functions and fall under their respective line ministries. Some of
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