Benguela Railway Station
About this destination
Huambo station is one of the main stations on the Caminho de Ferro de Benguela (Benguela Railway), the 1 344 km line linking the port of Lobito with Luau, on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city itself was founded in 1912 when the line arrived.
Today the line has two operators: CFB, the state-owned company, runs passenger services and small freight, while the Lobito Atlantic Railway consortium handles heavy freight on the Lobito Corridor. Passenger trains run from Huambo to Lobito and to Luau.
For travellers, the station is worth a visit for its history and as a starting point for a train journey across the plateau, a slow and cheap way to see the landscape and the towns along the line.
Timetables change and services are interrupted in the rainy season, so check at the station itself before you make plans.
Before you go
- Best time to visit
- Cacimbo (May to September), with fewer rain-related interruptions on the line.
- Climate
- Tropical highland climate, mild by day and cold at night during the cacimbo (dry season).
- Suggested duration
- 30 minutes (visit) or half a day to a full day (train journey)
- Price range
- $ · Budget
Why visit
Where it is
Estação CFB, Huambo
Huambo
On the central plateau.
About 520 km from Luanda as the crow flies.
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