Maseru branch line

The Maseru branch line is a 26-kilometre (16 mi) railway line that connects Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, to the railway network of South Africa.

It branches from the Bloemfontein–Bethlehem line at Marseilles, Free State, and runs in a south-easterly direction for 24 kilometres (15 mi) to the Caledon River.

After crossing the river, which serves as the border with Lesotho, the line runs for 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) through an industrial area of Maseru, serving the city's station and various factories and depots.

Construction on the Bloemfontein–Bethlehem railway line, intended to link the Orange River Colony (as it was then known) with the port of Durban, began in 1902 under the direction of the Central South African Railways.

The line from Marseilles to Maseru, including a new bridge over the Caledon River, was opened on 18 December 1905.