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Train routes in South Africa

4 routes · classic 1 · night train 3

4 routes cross South Africa in the TrainRouter atlas. The longest is the The Blue Train at 1,600 km; the fastest is the Gautrain, running up to 160 km/h; the oldest line dates to 1946. Every route links to its facts, photo and story — and to the interactive world map.

Classic (1)

• Gautrain Johannesburg → Pretoria · 56 km · 45 min

Night train (3)

• The Blue Train Pretoria → Cape Town · 1,600 km · ≈ 31 h
• Rovos Rail Pretoria → Victoria Falls · 1,600 km · ≈ 3 days
• Shosholoza Meyl Johannesburg → East London · 1,000 km · 20 h

Cross-border lines continue into

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