Namport upgrades Walvis Bay rail infrastructure

The rail infrastructure in
the port of Walvis Bay has
been upgraded at a cost of
R20 million.
It is the first major
investment in the port’s
rail network since Namport
was established in 1994,
according to the company.
Namport owns and
maintains all railways inside
the Port of Walvis Bay.
The sections of rail
that have been upgraded
include the main feeder line
into the port, as well as a
line feeding the existing
container terminal and the
two staging lines in the
container terminal.
All rails on the 4.5-
km network have been
upgraded to 48 kg/m
rails. In most sections the
ballasting and sleepers had
to be replaced.
According to Namport,
the project is stage 1 of a
Port of Walvis Bay Railway
rehabilitation project.
Future stages involve
chemical stabilisation and
strengthening of the track
foundation, or layerworks,
which are built on sand.