High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rail transport in South Africa is arguably the most important piece of the country's transportation infrastructure. All major cities are connected by rail, and South Africa's railway system is the most highly developed in Africa. The South African rail industry is publicly owned. The first track for steam-powered locomotives was a line of about 2 miles (3.2 km) linking the Town of Durban with harbour point, opened on the 26th June 1860. Cape Town had already started building a 45-mile (72 km) line linking Cape Town to Wellington in 1859 but was hampered by delays and could only open the first section of the line to the Eerste River on the 13th of February 1862. Rail in other provinces started later, but a national "link-up" was established in 1898, creating a national transportation network. This national network was largely completed by 1910.

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