Botswana Railways
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Botswana Railways is the state-owned railway company responsible for operating and managing Botswana’s national rail transport system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Botswana Railways canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | state-owned railway company ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Namibia (via regional corridors)
ⓘ
South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith | neighbouring national railways in Southern Africa ⓘ |
| country | Botswana ⓘ |
| electrification | non-electrified network ⓘ |
| freightCommodities |
agricultural products
ⓘ
coal ⓘ containers ⓘ copper ⓘ |
| hasBorderConnectionWith |
Namibian railway network (via Trans-Kalahari corridor connections)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ Zimbabwean railway network ⓘ |
| hasMotivePower | diesel locomotives ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Gaborone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ rail transport ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | single-track main lines with passing loops ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Setswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | parastatal organisation ⓘ |
| managementResponsibility |
maintenance of Botswana’s railway infrastructure
ⓘ
operation of Botswana’s national rail transport system ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | rail ⓘ |
| networkRole | part of North–South rail corridor in Southern Africa ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTraffic | freight ⓘ |
| publicTransportRole | provides long-distance passenger rail when services are active ⓘ |
| railGauge |
1067 mm
ⓘ
Cape gauge ⓘ |
| region | landlocked country rail system ⓘ |
| regionServed | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| regulatoryEnvironment | subject to Botswana transport and railway laws ⓘ |
| role | national rail operator of Botswana ⓘ |
| rollingStockType |
freight wagons
ⓘ
passenger coaches ⓘ |
| safetyResponsibility | railway operations safety in Botswana ⓘ |
| serves | Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
passenger services (intermittent / limited)
ⓘ
rail freight services ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
supports mining sector logistics in Botswana
ⓘ
supports regional trade corridors ⓘ |
| trackOwnership | owns and manages Botswana national railway infrastructure ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.