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The Sishen–Saldanha railway line also known as the Ore Export Line is an 861 kilometres (535 mi) long heavy haul railway line in South Africa. It connects iron ore mines near Sishen in the Northern Cape with the port at Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape.

Sishen-Saldanha_Iron_Ore_Train.jpg
line length (μ)
861000.0
location
Western Cape, South Africa
opening year
1976-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operated by
Transnet Freight Rail
owner
Transnet Freight Rail
route end
Saldanha Western Cape
route start
Dingleton, Northern Cape
speed limit (kmh)
80.0
type
Iron ore
type of electrification
25 kV AC railway electrification
voltage of electrification (V)
50000.0

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