Editing Transport in Lesotho (section)

== Railways ==
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The only railway line in [[Lesotho]] is the [[Maseru branch line]], which connects the capital city [[Maseru]] to the [[Bloemfontein]]–[[Bethlehem, Free State|Bethlehem]] line in the railway network of South Africa. The final {{convert|1.6|km|1}} of this line, which opened on 18 December 1905, lies within the borders of Lesotho, running from the border bridge on the [[Mohokare River]] through the northern industrial district of Maseru to that city's station, the only railway station in the country.<ref>{{cite book |first=J.N.C |last=Boonzaaier |title=Tracks Across the Veld |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-620-41711-2 |page=245}}</ref>

As of 2008, there have been talks of building new railways to connect Lesotho to [[Durban]] and [[Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape|Port Elizabeth]].<ref>{{cite speech | title = Keynote address at the African Union Rail conference | first = Jeff | last = Radebe | author-link = Jeff Radebe | date = 20 November 2007 | location = Johannesburg | url = http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2007/07112214451006.htm | access-date =14 October 2010}}</ref>