Humewood Road railway station
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Humewood Road railway station is a railway station located in Humewood, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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A separate station to the main Port Elizabeth railway station
, built in 1899, it is the southern terminus of the narrow gauge
Avontuur Railway, which at 285 kilometres (177.1 mi) is the longest 2ft gauge railway in the world. The Humewood Road-Humansdorp
section of the Avontuur Railway was opened on November , 1905.
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...
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A separate station to the main Port Elizabeth railway station
Port Elizabeth railway station
Port Elizabeth railway station is a railway station, located in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.Work commenced on connecting Port Elizabeth to the developing national railway network in 1873, resulting in the station complex being located in the historic central district, near the harbour...
, built in 1899, it is the southern terminus of the narrow gauge
Narrow gauge
A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
Avontuur Railway, which at 285 kilometres (177.1 mi) is the longest 2ft gauge railway in the world. The Humewood Road-Humansdorp
Humansdorp
Humansdorp is a small town and surrounding district in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, with a population of around 35,000 . It is part of the Kouga Local Municipality of the Cacadu District. The town is the centre of the district's light industry and farming...
section of the Avontuur Railway was opened on November , 1905.