High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! There are 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) of narrow-gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) railway in Lesotho, owned and operated by South Africa. The railway is also included in statistics for that country. The only railway, built in 1905, connects Lesotho's capital Maseru's northern commercial district to Marseilles, South Africa and from there to the Bloemfontein/KwaZulu-Natal main line. Maseru is the capital of Lesotho. It is also the capital of the Maseru District. Located on the Caledon River, bordering South Africa, Maseru is Lesotho's only sizable city, with a population of approximately 227,880 (2006). The city was established as a police camp and assigned as the capital after the country became a British protectorate in 1869. When the country achieved independence in 1966, Maseru retained its status as capital. The name of the city is a Sesotho word meaning "place of the red sandstone".

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