Transport in Botswana
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Date: 2021-12-08

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Flag of Botswana Transportation in Botswana is provided by internal and extensive network of railways, highways, ferry services and air routes that criss-cross the country.
The new chairs of BR Express All passenger services were discontinued in 2009, with the only remaining service being an international link to Zimbabwe from Francistown.
Freight trains still operate.
Passenger service was expected to resume in late 2015.
Passenger services were later re-introduced in March 2016.
Freight Train of Botswana Over half of BRs freight traffic is in coal, grain and intermodal freight, and it also ships automative parts and assembled automobiles,
sulphur, fertilizers, other chemicals, soda ash, forest products and other types of the commodities.
Botswana Railways run 2 nightly passenger trains, one from Lobatse to Francistown, and the other from Francistown to Lobatse, with stops in Gaborone, Mahalapye, Palapye, and Serule.
The passenger train is termed the "BR Express" （Botswana Railways）.
In Botswana, the （Botswana Railways） "BR Express" has a commuter train between Lobatse and Gaborone.
The train is scheduled to depart in Lobatse at 0530hrs and arrive at Gaborone 0649hrs.
This train return to Lobatse in the evening, well departing in Gaborone at 1800hrs.
Arrival time at Lobatse is 1934hrs.
The train stops at Otse, Ramotswa and Commerce Park Halt.
BR Express Dining Department The BR decided from the very beginning that it would operate its own sleeping cars.
Bigger - sized berths and more comfortable surroundings were built.
Providing and operating their own cars allowed better control of the service provided as well as revenue received, although profit was never a direct result of providing food to passengers.
Rather, it was for those who could afford to travel great distances expected such facilities and favourable opinion would - well attracting others ...