Karibib railway station

Karibib railway station is a railway station serving the town of Karibib in Namibia. It is part of the TransNamib Railway.

Karibib railway station
Railway station
Karibib railway station, 2006
General information
Coordinates21°56′11″S 15°51′11″E / 21.93639°S 15.85306°E / -21.93639; 15.85306
Owned byTransNamib Railway
History
Opened1902
Karibib railway station, c. 1920

Karibib is situated on the WindhoekSwakopmund line, built in 1902 during Imperial Germany's colonial rule of German South West Africa. In 1914 this line was extended to Walvis Bay.[1]

Karibib is connected to a number of towns in the north of Namibia via the railway junction at Kranzberg, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of town, and to the south and east of Namibia via Windhoek.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Dierks, Klaus. "The Development of the Namibian Railway Network. The Rail History Until the 1990s". www.klausdierks.com. Retrieved 6 November 2012.