Night train route

Shosholoza Meyl Limpopo

Johannesburg → Musina · South Africa

Shosholoza Meyl Limpopo in pictures

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Distance

632 km

Fastest time

10 h

Average speed

63 km/h

Operator

Shosholoza Meyl (PRASA)

Train

PRASA sleeper & sitter coaches

Countries

South Africa

In service since

1914

Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log

North to the Limpopo overnight, up through Polokwane and the bushveld to Musina, on a line that reached the copper town in 1914 and the river crossing to Zimbabwe in 1927.

How this line was checked

• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it

How long is the Shosholoza Meyl Limpopo?

The Shosholoza Meyl Limpopo runs 632 km from Johannesburg to Musina.

How long does the Shosholoza Meyl Limpopo take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 10 h for the 632 km. That is an average of 63 km/h end to end.

Who runs the Shosholoza Meyl Limpopo?

Shosholoza Meyl (PRASA), with PRASA sleeper & sitter coaches.

How old is the Shosholoza Meyl Limpopo?

The line has been in service since 1914. 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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