Sishen
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Sishen is a town in Northern Cape
, South Africa
. It is the location of a large iron ore mine.
. The line is electrified at 50 kV AC and the trains using this line are amongst the heaviest trains
in the world.
Northern Cape
The Northern Cape is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. It was created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up. Its capital is Kimberley. It includes the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, part of an international park shared with Botswana...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It is the location of a large iron ore mine.
Transport
The mine is connected to the port of Saldanha Bay by the Sishen-Saldanha Railway LineSishen-Saldanha Railway Line
The Sishen–Saldanha railway line, also known as the Ore Export Line, is an 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...
. The line is electrified at 50 kV AC and the trains using this line are amongst the heaviest trains
Heaviest trains
The heaviest trains in the world are freight trains hauling bulk commodities such as coal and iron ore. One might distinguish between regular operations, and occasional record breaking runs...
in the world.