Cape Town–Bulawayo railway

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The Cape Town–Bulawayo railway is a major southern African rail line linking Cape Town in South Africa with Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, historically significant as a key north–south transport corridor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line
borderCrossing Botswana–Zimbabwe border
South Africa–Botswana border
connectsCity Bulawayo
Cape Town
connectsPort Port of Cape Town
connectsVia Francistown
Kimberley
Mafikeng
Plumtree
country South Africa
Zimbabwe
crossesCountry Botswana
South Africa
Zimbabwe
economicRole export corridor for minerals
regional trade corridor
electrification partly non-electrified
endPoint Bulawayo railway station
gauge Cape gauge
hasFunction link South African ports with inland Zimbabwe
historicalEra late 19th century railway expansion in southern Africa
historicalSignificance key north–south transport corridor
linksTo Beitbridge–Bulawayo railway
Botswana Railways network
linked to: Botswana Railways

South African mainline network at Cape Town
locatedInRegion Southern Africa
locatedOnContinent Africa
notableFor role in colonial-era transport integration in southern Africa
operatorCountrySection National Railways of Zimbabwe
Transnet Freight Rail
partOf Cape to Cairo Railway concept
partOfNetwork Southern African regional rail network
passesThrough Botswana
Free State
North West (South Africa)
linked to: North West Province

Northern Cape
primaryTraction diesel locomotives
railCorridorDirection north–south
startPoint Cape Town railway station
status operational
terminus Bulawayo
Cape Town
trackGauge 1067 mm
usedFor freight transport
passenger transport

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Cape to Cairo Railway project includesSection Cape Town–Bulawayo railway