Maputo Railway Station

The Central Railway Station is a historic railway station in Maputo, Mozambique. Administered by Mozambique Ports and Railways, it is located on the CFM Sul line, which links to South Africa, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Mozambique
Also known as: “Maputo Central Railway Station”
Address: Praça dos Trabalhadores, Maputo, Central “C”, KaMpfumo

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Mozambique and Mesquita da Baixa.

National Library of Mozambique

Library

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The National Library of Mozambique is located in Maputo, Mozambique. It is located in a structure which formerly housed the Office of Finance of the Colony of Mozambique. National Library of Mozambique is situated 1 km east of Maputo Railway Station.

Mesquita da Baixa

Mosque

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Mesquita da Baixa is a mosque, which is situated 400 metres east of Maputo Railway Station.

Prédio Abreu, Santos e Rocha

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Prédio Abreu, Santos e Rocha is situated 200 metres east of Maputo Railway Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maputo.

Maputo

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Maputo is the capital city of Mozambique. Buildings range from old colonial palaces to new high-rise constructions, but the dominant architecture consists of Stalinist-looking concrete-walled boxes, generally with badly eroded paint and rusty security bars.

Maputo Railway Station

Categories: dead-end railway station, cultural heritage, building, historic site, station, and transportation
Location: Maputo Province, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-25.97084° or 25° 58′ 15″ south

Longitude

32.56408° or 32° 33′ 51″ east

Elevation

8 metres (26 feet)

Levels

Operator

Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM)

Open location code

5G6J2HH7+MJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 248970809

OpenStreetMap feature

building=train_station

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=station

GeoNames ID

9254055

Wikidata ID

Q2672929

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Satellite Map

Discover Maputo Railway Station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Maputo Railway Station” goes by many names.

Catalan: “estació de ferrocarril de Maputo”
Catalan: “Estació de ferrocarril de Maputo”
Chinese: “火车站”
Chinese: “馬布多中央車站”
Dutch: “Station Maputo”
Finnish: “Maputon keskusrautatieasema”
French: “gare de Maputo”
French: “Gare de Maputo”
French: “Maputo”
German: “Bahnhof Maputo”
Polish: “Maputo (stacja kolejowa)”
Polish: “Maputo”
Portuguese: “Estação Central dos Caminhos de Ferro de Maputo”
Portuguese: “Estação Central dos Caminhos-de-Ferro”
Portuguese: “Estação do Caminho de Ferro de Maputo”
Portuguese: “Estação Ferroviária de Maputo”
Russian: “Вокзал Мапуту”
Venetian: “stasion del Caminho de Ferro de Maputo”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Baixa and Alto Maé ”B”.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Kampfumo Bar and P. Trabalhadores (405).

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