210km railway upgraded

Auleria Wakudumo

The Ministry of Works and Transport has upgraded and completed 210 kilometres of railway infrastructure during the 2025/26 financial year.

The achievement forms part of a wider railway development programme aimed at upgrading, constructing, maintaining and modernising the national railway network through TransNamib in support of the Railway Master Plan. The ministry presented the progress during its stakeholder engagement with the National Council under the theme ‘Catalysing Economic Growth through Transport and Public Works’.

The presentation outlined the ministry’s achievements, planned investments and challenges facing the transport and public works sectors.

210km upgraded

The ministry reported that 210km of the national railway network was upgraded and completed during 2025/26.

Progress was also recorded on the Kranzberg–Otjiwarongo railway upgrade, where 16 300 tonnes of rails and 48 turnouts were delivered, representing 40% of Lot 1.