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Cape Town Railway Station

Cape Town
Railway station
Cape Town Station, Interior 1.jpg
The terminal of Cape Town station (before upgrading)
Location Adderley Street, Cape Town, 8000
Coordinates 33°55′20″S 18°25′35″E / 33.92222°S 18.42639°E / -33.92222; 18.42639Coordinates: 33°55′20″S 18°25′35″E / 33.92222°S 18.42639°E / -33.92222; 18.42639
Owned by PRASA
Line(s) Metrorail: Shosholoza Meyl: Premier Classe:
Platforms 24 terminus platforms
Tracks 24
Connections MyCiTi BRT
Golden Arrow Bus Services
Minibus taxis
Construction
Structure type At-grade
History
Opened 1863
Rebuilt 1961
Location
Cape Town railway station is located in Cape Town
Cape Town railway station
Location in central Cape Town

Cape Town railway station is the main railway station of the city of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located along Adderley and Strand Streets in the city's central business district.

Cape Town station is the hub of the Metrorail Western Cape commuter rail network, which is operated by the Metrorail division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA). The network consists of four lines, all of which originate from Cape Town: the Southern Line via the Southern Suburbs to Simon's Town; the Cape Flats Line via Athlone to Retreat; the Central Line via Langa to Mitchell's Plain, Khayelitsha and Bellville; and the Northern Line via Bellville to Paarl, Stellenbosch and Somerset West.

Shosholoza Meyl, the inter-city rail division of PRASA, operates several long-distance passenger rail services from Cape Town: a daily service to and from Johannesburg via Kimberley; a weekly service to and from Durban via Kimberley, Bloemfontein and Pietermaritzburg; and a weekly service to and from East London. These trains terminate at Cape Town station, as well as making a brief stop at Bellville.


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