Centurion (Gautrain station)

Centurion
Gautrain rapid transit station
The Centurion station as viewed from West Avenue
Location	Corner of West Avenue and Hendrik Verwoerd Drive Centurion, Gauteng
Coordinates	25°51′04″S 28°11′22″E / 25.851210°S 28.18957°E / -25.851210; 28.18957
Line(s)	North-South Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	2011
Electrified	yes
Services
Preceding station   Gautrain   Following station Midrand toward Park Station North-South Line Pretoria toward Hatfield

Centurion is a metro station on the Gautrain rapid transit system in Centurion, Gauteng. The station opened in August 2011 as part of the second phase of the Gautrain project.

Centurion station is located in the former independent municipality of Centurion, currently Tshwane south. The station is located adjacent to West Avenue which runs along the northern bank of Centurion Lake.

In common with other Gautrain stations, Centurion station acts as the focal point of transit-oriented development. The most prominent of the initiatives near the station is the Centurion Symbio-City development, which aims at developing the highest skyscraper in Africa in the middle of Centurion Lake.

Centurion station has two tracks with two side platforms and parking for 2000 cars. Due to high demand for parking and a lot of rail users having to park outside the station, the Bombela Consortium purchased additional land to build additional parking in Von Willich Avenue on the Northern side of the station.

Trains on the North-South Line of the Gautrain system serve Centurion station, running northbound to Pretoria and Hatfield and southbound to Sandton and Johannesburg Park Station. In addition, Centurion has four integrated feeder bus routes to Highveld (CEN1), Rooihuiskraal (CEN2), Wierdapark (CEN3), and Southdowns (CEN4).