The First World War was the reason to build these railway links through inhospitable land but the main use was soon the peaking transport demand triggered by the diamond rush that developed after a railway worker picked up a diamond near Grasplatz station, 24 kilometers east of Lüderitz.
The First World War was the reason to build these railway links through inhospitable land. The main use was soon the peaking transport demand triggered by the diamond rush. This diamond rush developed. A railway worker picked up a diamond near Grasplatz station of Lüderitz. This was 24 kilometers east.