Abbabis
Train station in Namibia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abbabis is a disused railway station southwest of Karibib in the Erongo Region of western Namibia on the 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) dismantled narrow gauge Swakopmund–Windhoek railway line established in 1900.[1][2] When this line was converted to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) from 1910 onwards, it lo longer passed Abbabis.[3]
The etymology of the station is not clear: Either it is from the Khoikhoi language for 'red spot',[4] or from Nama language abas for 'gourd', as in the case of a farm approximately 300 km (200 miles) further south.[5]
Near to the station was a German convalescent home (Genesungsheim), in which the soldiers of the imperial protection force (Schutztruppen) could recover. A ruin of its office building is still visible on a paddock. The soldiers camped in tents and barracks.[6][7] The rails have long been lifted. The station building has been extended at its front and rear. It is now used as a private residence. The water supply is still from the old well.[6]
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