Charlestown is a small town situated at the top of Laing's Nek pass in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa between Newcastle and Volksrust. It started out as an important railway station and customs post between Natal and Transvaal in 1891 until the Union of South Africa came into being in 1910, and customs tariffs were abolished. Charlestown is situated 8 km north of Majuba.

Majuba

Type: Railway siding
Category: transportation
Location: Newcastle Local Municipality, Amajuba District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-27.485° or 27° 29′ 6″ south

Longitude

29.86636° or 29° 51′ 59″ east

Elevation

1,612 metres (5,289 feet)

Open location code

5G4FGV88+2G

GeoNames ID

980147

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