Metrorail Western Cape is a network of commuter and suburban rail services in and around the metropolitan area of Cape Town, South Africa. It is operated by Metrorail, which operates commuter rail services in the major cities of South Africa. The routes are probably the most comprehensive of any of the cities in South Africa but some key areas have no train service, notably the Atlantic suburbs and Tableview. Metrorail distributes a free weekly magazine called Myline.

There are 85 operational trainsets, made up of 1094 coaches. There are 671 scheduled trains per weekday, operating over 460 kilometres (290 mi) of track to 122 stations and 4 halts. As of 2004^[update] there were an average of 621 000 daily weekday passenger trips. The services are divided into three areas, each of which has various branches.

Most services commence or terminate at the main Cape Town station in the centre of the city, which has 24 platforms. All services are by electric multiple units, aside from the daily train to Malmesbury which is on a non-electrified line.

The Southern Line travels from central Cape town through the Southern Suburbs to Muizenberg, and then along the edge of False Bay to Simon's Town. Although Simon's Town is the southern terminus, many trains terminate at Fish Hoek because the line south is single-track.

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