OTHER RAILWAY STATIONSThe places listed below serve individual companies that
have private sidings but are not associated with developed
industrial townships.
It is important to appreciate the fact that in official
railway terminology, a station is a manned facility
serving both passenger and freight services. Many former
stations have been downgraded to mere passing loops or
halts which have no passing loops. The places listed
below are identified in terms of their current status. A
passing loop is generally regarded as a halt, although a
halt may not have a passing loop. Afriston:(27 km from Donnybrook on the Donnybrook
– Underberg branch,)
Over 40 000 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this siding
and destined to Umkomaas and Mandini.
Ahrens:(32 km from Greytown on the branch to
Kranskop)
Over 40 000 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this siding
and destined to Umkomaas and Mandini
Amatikulu:(123 km from Durban on the Durban –
Empangeni – Golela line,)
Nearly 200 000 tons of bulk sugar was loaded on rail
to the Durban (Maydon Wharf) sugar terminal to the
packaging plant at Rossburgh.
Shunting Bulk Sugar
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Ballengeich:(436 km from Durban and 18 km south of
Newcastle on the Durban – Volksrust mainline.)
A coal mine was situated here and while the shaft has
closed, anthracite quality coal is brought in by road from
a mine near Hattingspruit and loaded to rail. A large
plant which processes Silica railed from the Delmas area
and which is loaded in containers for export at Durban.
Baynesfield: (21 km from Pentrich on the (Richmond
branch)
Some 4 500 tons of roundwood was loaded at this siding
and destined to Maydon Wharf for chipping, as well as
Umkomaas and Richards Bay.
Bergville:(68 km from Ennersdale and terminus of
the branch)
Over 10 000 tons of grain maize was dispatched to
Durban for export.
Bulwer:(16 km from Donnybrook on the Underberg
branch)
Over 80 000 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this former
station site, most of which was directed to Mandini on the
North Coast. Cato Ridge:(71 km from Durban on the Volksrust
mainline)
Location of a large ferro manganese processing plant
which receives manganese from the Northern Cape and smelts
it for export. During 2005 – 2006 over 580 000 tons
of manganese was received and nearly 200 000 tons of ferro
manganese was exported via Durban.
Cedara:(143 km from Durban on the Volksrust main
line)
Over 40 000 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this siding
and destined to Umkomaas and Mandini
Cedarville:(54 km from Franklin on the Matatiele
branch)
There has been no freight service on the Matatiele
branch since 2005. There is a liquid fuel depot at the
former station but it has not been used since 2003. Prior
to that time nearly 15 000 tons of fuel, some 30% of the
market, was received by rail at the facility. Comrie: (119 km from Depot (Pietermaritzburg) on
Donnybrook - Franklin line)
Over 40 000 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this siding
and destined to Umkomaas and Mandini
Cramond:(32 km from Pietermaritzburg on the
Greytown line)
Over 40 000 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this siding
and destined to Umkomaas and Mandini
Creighton: (149 km from Depot (Pietermaritzburg) on
the Donnybrook - Franklin line)
No timber was loaded here during the 2005 – 2006
year but there are plantations in the area and depending
on felling cycles, timber could be loaded once again in
the future. There is a liquid fuel depot here which has
not been used since 2003, when over 12 000 tons of traffic
was received. Dalton:(58 km from Pietermaritzburg on the Greytown
line)
Some 900 tons of roundwood for chipping was loaded at
this
former station and destined to Richards Bay on the North
Coast
Dannhauser:(417 km from Durban and 24 km north of
Glencoe on the Volksrust mainline)
There is a short access line from the station area to
a grain silo and bulk malt storage facility. Over 4000
tons of grain sorghum was received here from various
points of origin during 2005 – 2006.
Dargle:(166 km from Durban on the Volksrust
mainline)
Over 9 600 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this siding
and destined to Mandini and Richards Bay on the North
Coast
Donnybrook:(125 km from Depot (Pietermaritzburg) on
the Donnybrook - Franklin line)
Nearly 7 000 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this
former station and destined to the North and South Coast.
Draycott: (11 km from Ennersdale on the Bergville
branch,)
Over 36 000 tons of pulpwood and round wood was loaded
at
this former station and directed to Durban and various
North and South Coast points.
FCY type bulk sugar
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Empangeni: (178 km from Durban on the Durban
– Empangeni – Golela line)
There was no traffic to Empangeni itself, junction of
the Nkwalini branch. The station is no longer used but the
infrastructure is still intact.
Estcourt: (256 km from Durban on the Volksrust
mainline)
There is a large grain mill at the station and a line
to the industrial area north of the town itself. There is
another grain mill and a pressed-board manufacturer in the
area. The board factory is currently receiving round wood
by road but has begun to receive by rail once again. Hammarsdale: (58 km from Durban on
Pietermaritzburg – Volksrust mainline)
There is a coal depot at Hammarsdale. Which has in the
past brought in coal by rail for distribution by road.
This traffic was entirely on road during 2005 – 2006.
Heatonville: (28 km from Empangeni on Nkwalini
branch)
Over 50 000 tons of sugar cane for the felixton mill
was loaded at this station during 2005 – 2006. A
total of 435,744 tins of sugar cane was loaded form 16
points on this branch.
Hermansburg: (38 km from Greytown on the Kranskop
branch)
Over 5 000 tons of roundwood for chipping at Richards
Bay
was loaded here. In addition, over 11 000 tons of
containerised tannin (wattle extract) was loaded for
export at Durban.
Hlobane: (22 km from Vryheid and terminus of the
branch from Tendenka)
This was at one time a major coal loading point, with
coking and steam coal being loaded here and at Boomlaer,
two kilometres to the west. Some 300 000 tons of coal was
loaded to rail during 2005 – 2006, having been
brought from a number of sources by road. Inglenook: (117 km from Depot (Pietermaritzburg) on
the Donnybrook – Franklin line,)
783 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this siding and
destined to Umkomaas on the South Coast line.
Felixton: ( Durban – Empangeni – Golela
line, 169 km from Durban)
Some 45 000 tons of coal was received by rail for use
at the local sugar mill.
Franklin: (221 km from Depot (Pietermaritzburg) on
the Donnybrook - Franklin line)
No traffic was loaded here during 2005 – 2006
but pulpwood has been loaded here in the past. Gledhow:
Over 39 000 tons of coal was received by rail for use
at the local sugar mill.
Glenside: (19 km from Dalton and terminus of the
Glenside branch)
About 6 500 tons of pulp and roundwood was loaded at
this siding and destined for North Coast mills and
chipping plants.
Greytown:(103 km from Pietermaritzburg on the
Greytown and Kranskop line)
Some 17 000 tons of pulpwood and roundwood was loaded
at this former station and destined to Durban, Richards
Bay and Mandini. Jaagbaan: (6,5 km from Dalton on the Glenside
branch)
Some 10 000 tons of molasses and almost 80 000 tons of
bulk sugar were loaded to rail at the local sugar mill.
The molasses was sent to Durban for export, as well as
Eastern and Western Cape destinations. The bulk sugar was
directed to an important distribution point in
Germiston.
Kleinveld: (35 km from Chailey on Mount Alida
branch)
Over 6 000 tons of pulp and roundwood was loaded at
this siding and dispatched to Richards Bay. Kokstad: (41 km from Franklin on the Kokstad branch)
There is currently no freight traffic at Kokstad. This
station was formerly a major transhipping point from rail
to road and there was a RMT (Road Motor Transport) depot
at the station. Most of the infrastructure is still intact
and could be used if a resumption of freight rail services
is made in the future.
Kranskop:(51 km from Greytown and terminus of
branch)
Nearly 5 000 tons of roundwood for chipping and export
was loaded at this fomer station and destined to Richards
Bay.
Kwa-Mbonambi:(Durban – Empangeni –
Golela line, 207 km from Durban)
305,985 tons of hardwood (gum) was railed to Umkomaas
during the review period on the Green Arrow pulpwood train. Loskop:(21 km from Ennersdale on the Bergville
branch)
Over 40 000 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this siding
and destined to Umkomaas and Mandini
Mandini:(106 km from Durban on the Durban –
Empangeni – Golela line)
The large paper mill here received over 300 000 tons
of hardwood and softwood from various originating points
countrywide during 2005 – 2006. Over 200 000 tons of
coal was received during the same period. Some 18 000 tons
of paper products (mainly paper rolls) was dispatched to
the Western Cape during this period as well.
Matatiele:(77 km from Franklin and terminus of the
branch)
There are no rail freight services to Matatiele at the
present time but the freight sheds are still intact and
could be used if services resume. There is a great
potential for general freight to Matatiele itself and for
distribution to the Eastern Cape and Lesotho. Mkabela:(18 km from Schroeders on the Bruyns Hill
branch)
Some 3 000 tons of treatectimber was loaded at this
siding, most of which was destined for stations in
Namibia. This treating plant is virtually the only rail
user on this branch which used to send pulpwood from
Bruyns Hill and Wartberg.
Menne:(8 km from Greytown on the Kranskop branch)
Over 8 000 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this siding
for Richards Bay.
Mizpah:(93 km from Pietermaritzburg on the Greytown
line)
Some 200 tons of matchwood was loaded at this siding
and sent to Rosslyn in Gauteng during the review period.
Mollissma: (13 km from Chailey on the Kranskop
branch
Over 20 000 tons of round and pulpwood was loaded at
this siding and destined to Richards Bay for chipping and
pulping. Mount Alida:(40 km from Chailey and terminus of
branch)
Just 352 tons of roundwood was loaded at this point,
being destined to Richards Bay for chipping and export.
Mpolwenni:(36,5 km from Pietermaritzburg on the
Greytown line)
Over 48 000 tons of pulpwood was forwarded from this
siding to Mandini on the North Coast. In addition, over 1
400 tons of poles were dispatched from the local treating
plant, mainly to points in Namibia.
Mvozana:(15 km from Greytown on the Kranskop branch)
Nearly 7 000 tons of round wood was loaded at this
siding
and destined to Richards Bay for chipping and export.
New Hanover:(48 km from Pietermaritzburg on the
Greytown)
Over 20 000 tons of round and pulpwood was loaded at
this former station and dispatched to Mandini and Richards
Bay during 2005 – 2006. Nkwalini:(64 km from Empangeni and terminus of
branch)
Over 17 500 tons of sugar cane was loaded at this
point, destined to the Felixton sugar mill, south of
Empangeni. Sugar cane was loaded at another 15 sidings on
this branch, which generated over 435 000 tons of traffic
during 2005 – 2006.
Ottos Bluff: (21 km from Pietermaritzburg on the
Greytown line)
Over 40 000 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this siding
and destined to Umkomaas and Mandini.
Park Rynie:(57 km from Clairwood on the Poret
Shepstone line)
Over 12 000 tons of river sand was loaded here during
2005 – 2005 and railed to a block yard in Underberg. Pevensey: (42 km from Donnybrook on the Underberg
branch)
Some 700 tons of roundwood was loaded at this siding
and dispatched to Richards Bay for chipping and export.
Port Shepstone:(108 km from Clairwood and terminus
of the line)
Over 75 000 tons of limestone was loaded at the South
Wharf facility. Most of this was sent to the Umkomaas pulp
mill, but over 20 000 tons was sent to a paper mill at
Geduld in Gauteng.
Richmond:(41 km from Pentrich and terminus of
branch)
Some 17 000 of pulpwood and roundwood for chipping was
loaded at this former station and destined to various
points in Durban, and the North and South Coast lines. Seven Oaks:(82 km from Pietermaritzburg on the
Greytown line)
Over 10 000 tons of round and pulpwood was loaded at
this siding, being destined to Richards Bay and Mandini
Sezela:(57 km from Clairwood on the Port Shepstone
line)
Slightly less than 48 000 tons of coal from Mpumalanga
was railed to the sugar mill at Sezela. A molasses loading
facility to rail at the mill has not been used for several
years but could utilised in the future.
Simuma:(120 km from Clairwood on the Umtentweni
– and Port Shepstone line.)
Over 500 000 tons of cement clinker was railed to the
Mount Vernon sement plant in Durban during 2005 –
2006. Coal was formerly railed to Simuma but this traffic
is currently on road. Singisi: (205 km from Depot (Pietermaritzburg) on
the Donnybrook - Franklin line)
Over 46 000 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this
siding, being destined to Montclair and Mandini. An
additional 25 000 tons of wood chips were loaded fpr the
paper mill at Mandini.
Stanger:(75 km from Durban on the Durban –
Empangeni – Golela line)
There was no significant rail freight traffic to
Stanger during 2005 – 2006 but it was formerly an
important point for general freight traffic.
Stilwater:(9 km from Vryheid on the line to Glencoe)
No rail freight traffic was generated from this point
in 2005 – 2006 although wattle bark has been loaded
in the past. Talana:(11 km from Glencoe on the line to Vryheid)
Over 150 000 tons of coal was loaded to rail at Talana
and sent to Richards Bay and Wests (Durban) for export.
An additional 150 000 tons was railed to various domestic
destinations.
Taylors: (38 km from Depot (Pietermaritzburg on the
Franklin line)
15 000 tons of round and pulpwood was loaded at this
siding and shipped to Maydon wharf and Richards Bay for
chipping and export.
Umbogintwini:(16 km from Clairwood on the Port
Shepstone line)
Over 27 000 tons of caustic soda was received here
from Sasolburg while over 6 000 tons of chemicals were
sent inland to three destinations. Over 15 000 tons of
sulphur and over 29 000 tons of titanium were received
from Richards Bay for processing at the plants within the
industrial area. Umhlongonek: (67 km from Depot (Pietermaritzburg on
the Donnybrook - Franklin line)
Some 400 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this siding
and destined to Richards Bay for chipping.
Umkomaas:(36 km from Clairwood on the Port
Shepstone line)
The site of a large pulp mill which operates its own
railway connecting to the exchange yard on a spur from
Umkomaas. The mill received about 450 000 tons of pulpwood
by rail during 2005 – 2006, of which over 300 000
tons was sourced from Kwambonambi in Zululand. Some 190
000 tons of coal from Mpumalanga, 55 000 tons of limestone
from Port Shepstone and nearly 10 000 tons of sulphur were
received from Richards Bay.
Underberg:(62 km from Donnybrook and terminus of
the Underberg branch)
Some 17 000 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this former
station and directed to Umkomaas on the South Coast line. Utrecht:(45 km from Rooipunt and terminus of the
branch)
The mine has closed at Utrecht and it is not known
whether
it will be reopened in the future. There is a possibility
that another mine may open in the area.
Voorkeur:(25,5 km from Chailey on the Mount Alida
branch)
Over 40 000 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this siding
and destined to Umkomaas and Mandini
Welgegund:(24 km from Greytown on the Kranskop
branch)
Over 40 000 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this siding
and destined to Umkomaas and Mandini. Winterton:(39 km from Ennersdale on the Bergville
branch)
There is a grain silo and fertiliser depot at this
former station and some 6 300 tons of grain was railed to
Durban for export. In addition, over 8 000 tons of
pulpwood was loaded dispatched to Umkomaas on the South
Coast line.
Woodford: (55 km from Donnybrook on the Underberg
branch)
Some 3 000 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this siding
and destined to Umkomaas on the South Coast line.
Woolstone:(17 km from Chailey on the Mount Alida
branch)
Only 64 tons of pulpwood was loaded at this siding
being destined to Richards Bay for chipping.
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