Luanda Bungo

Luanda Bungo Railway Station is the main railway station in the Angolan capital of Luanda. The station is located in the Ingombota District of Luanda. It was inaugurated in 1889, along with the first 45-kilometer section of the Ambaca Railway. The station building was classified as Historical and Cultural Heritage site of Angola in 2001. The name comes from the word "Mbungo", which in Kimbundu means "horn", which is a descriptor of the topography of the city from 1846 with trains making a roundabout motion from the interior to the coastline around a large hill on the northern edge of the city center.

Luanda Bungo Railway Station
A view of the frontage of the station
General information
LocationRua Major Kanhangulo, No. 1
Angola
Coordinates8°48′19.8″S 13°14′39.93″E
Owned byINCFA
Operated byLuanda Railway
Platforms3
History
OpenedOctober 31, 1889
Rebuilt2010
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