Night train route
Shosholoza Meyl Trans-Natal
Johannesburg → Durban · South Africa
Shosholoza Meyl Trans-Natal in pictures
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- Distance
- 724 km
- Fastest time
- 10 h 30 min
- Average speed
- 69 km/h
- Operator
- Shosholoza Meyl (PRASA)
- Train
- PRASA sleeper & sitter coaches
- Countries
- South Africa
- In service since
- 1896
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Down the Natal main line overnight: out of Johannesburg at half past eight, over the Drakensberg escarpment in the dark, into Durban and the Indian Ocean at seven.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 951491 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 91 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 24 m from it
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Shosholoza Meyl Trans-Natal?
The Shosholoza Meyl Trans-Natal runs 724 km from Johannesburg to Durban.
How long does the Shosholoza Meyl Trans-Natal take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 10 h 30 min for the 724 km. That is an average of 69 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Shosholoza Meyl Trans-Natal?
Shosholoza Meyl (PRASA), with PRASA sleeper & sitter coaches.
How old is the Shosholoza Meyl Trans-Natal?
The line has been in service since 1896. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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