page_title: 1890 in South Africa
section_title: Railway lines opened
hierarchical_section_title: 1890 in South Africa / Railways / Railway lines opened
caption_attribution_description: English: Cape Copper Company 0-6-2 Clara Class no. 4 Clara
context_page_description: The following lists events that happened during 1890 in South Africa.
context_section_description: 1 February – Cape Western – Somerset West to Sir Lowry's Pass Village, 5 miles 20 chains (8.4 kilometres).
  28 March – Natal – Glencoe Junction to Talana, 8 miles 35 chains (13.6 kilometres).
  15 May – Natal – Glencoe Junction to Newcastle, 36 miles 33 chains (58.6 kilometres).
  13 October – Transvaal – Braamfontein to Springs, 30 miles (48.3 kilometres).
  17 November – Transvaal – Braamfontein to Roodepoort, 11 miles (17.7 kilometres).
  1 December – Cape Western – Kalkbaai to Simon's Town, 5 miles 37 chains (8.8 kilometres).
  1 December – Cape Western – Kimberley to Vryburg, 126 miles 61 chains (204.0 kilometres).
  17 December – Cape Midland – Colesberg Junction to Norvalspont bridge, 23 miles 43 chains (37.9 kilometres).
  17 December – Free State – Norvalspont bridge to Bloemfontein, 120 miles 67 chains (194.5 kilometres).
caption: Namaqualand 0-6-2 Clara Class
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