Editing Gaborone (section)

==Transportation==
===Railways===
{{main|Rail transport in Botswana}}
The railway that served the founding purpose of the city remains important, bisecting the city in a north–south direction.<ref name=seth /> [[Botswana Railways]] runs a line that goes from [[Cape Town]] to [[Harare]] via [[Bulawayo]]. The railway station in Gaborone is located south of the Parliament House in the city's centre.<ref name=map>{{cite map |publisher=Botswana Tourism Board |title=Gaborone City map |url=http://www.ambafrance-bw.org/IMG/gif/gabs_big.gif |year=2001 |series=Botswana Maps |access-date=4 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108052236/http://www.ambafrance-bw.org/IMG/gif/gabs_big.gif |archive-date=8 November 2016 }}</ref> The line stops at the following cities in and near Botswana: [[Ramatlabama]] on the South African border, [[Lobatse]], Gaborone, [[Palapye]], [[Serule]], [[Francistown]], [[Ramokgwebana]], and [[Plumtree, Zimbabwe]].<ref>{{cite map |publisher=Botswana Tourism Board |title=Botswana Railway Network |url=http://www.botswanatourism.us/images/railway_big.jpg |scale=1 : 8,000,000 |series=Botswana Maps |access-date=4 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201329/http://www.botswanatourism.us/images/railway_big.jpg |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> The line became a cargo-only line on 1 April 2009<ref>{{Cite book|first=Lewis|last=Malikongwa|title=Termination of Botswana Railways' Passenger Service|url=http://www.botswanarailways.co.bw/press/27feb09.html|place=Botswana|publisher=Ministry of Works and Transport|date=27 February 2009|access-date=4 August 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125015605/http://www.botswanarailways.co.bw/press/27feb09.html|archive-date=25 November 2013}}</ref> but passenger services resumed in early 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mouwane|first=Tumelo|date=2016-03-23|title=New, improved passenger train sets off|url=https://www.mmegi.bw/news/new-improved-passenger-train-sets-off/news|access-date=2023-02-06|website=Mmegi Online|language=en}}</ref>

===Airports===
{{main|List of airports in Botswana}}
[[File:Aeropuerto Internacional Sir Seretse Khama de Gaborone, Botswana.jpg|thumb|[[Sir Seretse Khama International Airport]] (GBE)]]
[[Sir Seretse Khama International Airport]] <small>([[International Civil Aviation Organization airport code|ICAO code]]: FBSK<ref name=SSKA>{{GCM|FBSK|Sir Seretse Khama International Airport}}</ref> [[International Air Transport Association airport code|IATA code]]: GBE<ref name=SSKA />)</small> lies {{convert|25|km|mi}}<ref name=botswana>{{Cite book|last1= LeVert|first1=Suzanne | title =Botswana|pages=15, 27–28, 105 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=f9JybmRxB2oC | publisher=Marshall Cavendish|year=2007|isbn=978-0-7614-2330-0 | access-date =6 August 2009}}</ref> north of the city<ref name=map /> and in 2018 has flights to [[Cape Town]], [[Johannesburg]], [[Durban]], [[Addis Ababa]] and various domestic destinations.<ref>{{cite map |publisher=Botswana Tourism Board |title=Domestic & international airline routes map |url=http://www.botswanatourism.us/images/airline_big.gif |series=Botswana Maps |access-date=4 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128075435/http://www.botswanatourism.us/images/airline_big.gif |archive-date=28 November 2011 }}</ref> It is the headquarters of [[Air Botswana]], the national airline of [[Botswana]].

In 2008, Sir Seretse Khama International Airport handled 15,844 aircraft movements, second only to [[Maun Airport]] <small>([[International Civil Aviation Organization airport code|ICAO code]]: FMBN<ref name=FMBN>{{GCM|FMBN|Maun Airport}}</ref> [[International Air Transport Association airport code|IATA code]]: MUB<ref name=FMBN />)</small> Air traffic in Gaborone has decreased since 2006. However, Gaborone has the most air passenger traffic, accounting for 51.6% of all passenger movement in Botswana. International passengers total 244,073 passengers while domestic air passenger movement comes up to 333,390 passengers.<ref name=transport />  Gaborone International Airport terminal was rebuilt into a modern terminal in 2010.

===Roads===

[[File:Gaborone Road Map.png|thumb|Road map of Gaborone]]
Highways in and around Gaborone include the [[Trans-Kalahari Highway]], [[A1 highway (Botswana)|A1 Highway]], [[A10 road (Botswana)|A10 Highway]] and the [[Cairo-Cape Town Highway]]. There are five major roads in Gaborone that go to [[Lobatse]], [[Kanye, Botswana|Kanye]], [[Molepolole]], [[Francistown]] via [[Mochudi]], and [[Tlokweng]].<ref>{{cite map |publisher=Botswana Tourism Board |title=Road network map |url=http://www.botswanatourism.us/images/road_big.jpg |series=Botswana Maps |scale=1 : 6,000,000 |inset=lower right |access-date=4 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225052828/http://www.botswanatourism.us/images/road_big.jpg |archive-date=25 February 2014 }}</ref>

===Public transport===
;Kombi
[[File:Public transport in Gaborone.jpg|thumb|Kombi (Minibus taxi)]]
Public transport in the city is generally reliable, when compared with major African cities. ''[[shared taxi|Kombis]]'' (small vans) and taxis ply the routes within the city, while buses serve surrounding villages and other towns in Botswana.<ref name=seth />

===Private traffic===
{{Update section|date=January 2024}}
Gaborone has several vehicle licensing stations. 15,538 new [[motor vehicle|private motor vehicles]], accounting for 46.5% of Botswana's total new [[vehicle registration]]s, were registered in Gaborone in 2008, of which 8,440 were [[automobile|passenger cars]], 440 were [[minibus]]es, 204 were motorcycles, and 181 were [[tractor]]s. The total has increased from 12,690 new vehicle registrations in 2007. Gaborone also has the highest number of vehicle registration renewals at 73,206 in 2008.<ref name=transport>{{cite web|url=http://www.cso.gov.bw/images/stories/Transport/2008_transport_report.pdf |title=Botswana transport statistics – 2008 |author=A. N. Majelantle |date=December 2009 |work=Botswana Transport Statistics |publisher=Central Statistics Office |location=Gaborone, Botswana |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5r1sNfkq4?url=http://www.cso.gov.bw/images/stories/Transport/2008_transport_report.pdf |archive-date=6 July 2010 |access-date=6 July 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Including the district of Gaborone West, Gaborone had 9,415 [[traffic collision|vehicle accidents]] with 74 [[automobile safety#Safety trends|human fatalities]] in 2008. Most of the traffic collisions in that year, 3,146 collisions, were [[side collision]]s. 263 accidents involved animals. The city has also seen 679 [[Pedestrian safety through vehicle design|pedestrian casualties]] in 2008; 24 pedestrians were killed. The majority of vehicle accident [[casualty (person)|casualties]] involved pedestrians, and most traffic accidents occur between 16:00 and 18:00.<ref name=transport />