Walvis Bay railway station
Walvis Bay railway station is a railway station serving the port city of Walvis Bay in Namibia. It is part of the TransNamib railway network.- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Namibia
- Also known as: “Walvis Bay Railway Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Floating dock Muloobinba and Rhenish Mission Church.
Floating dock Muloobinba
Dock
Floating Dock Muloobinba is a floating dry dock that was owned by the Forgacs Group, and berthed at Carrington, within Newcastle Harbour, Australia. Built in Japan in 1977, Muloobinba arrived in Newcastle in 1978 and was based at the State Dockyard. Floating dock Muloobinba is situated 770 metres north of Walvis Bay railway station.
Rhenish Mission Church
Church
Rhenish Mission Church is situated 1½ km southwest of Walvis Bay railway station.
Kuisebmond Stadium
Stadium
Kuisebmond Stadium is an open-air stadium in Walvis Bay, Namibia. It is home to several teams in the Namibia Premier Football League, including the Eleven Arrows and Blue Waters football clubs. Kuisebmond Stadium is situated 3½ km northeast of Walvis Bay railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Walvis Bay and Kuisebmond.
Walvis Bay
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Walvis Bay is a city of 62,000 on Namibia's Atlantic coast. It has the country's only commercial port. It is famous as a place to see large numbers of flamingoes and rare migratory birds.
Kuisebmond
Suburb
Kuisebmond is a township of Walvis Bay, Namibia, named after the Kuiseb River. With a population of 40,000, most residents of Walvis Bay live in the area. Kuisebmond is situated 4 km northeast of Walvis Bay railway station.
Walvis Bay railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Erongo, Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-22.95383° or 22° 57′ 14″ southLongitude
14.50103° or 14° 30′ 4″ eastOpen location code
5F9P2GW2+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 168965034OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q7966861
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Walvis Bay railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Walvisbaai”
- French: “gare de Walvis Bay”
- French: “Walvis Bay”
- German: “Bahnhof Walvis Bay”
- German: “Walfischbucht”
- Swedish: “Walvis Bays järnvägsstation”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hope Locomotive and DHL.
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