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Pietermaritzburg railway station

Pietermaritzburg
Railway station
PMB 1898 Railway Station.jpg
Location 23 Rail Street, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
Coordinates 29°36′35″S 30°22′5″E / 29.60972°S 30.36806°E / -29.60972; 30.36806Coordinates: 29°36′35″S 30°22′5″E / 29.60972°S 30.36806°E / -29.60972; 30.36806
Owned by TFR
Line(s) Shosholoza Meyl: Premier Classe:
Construction
Structure type At-grade Red Brick Victorian

Pietermaritzburg railway station is the main railway station in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. It is located on Railway and Pine Streets in the South Western corner of the city centre. The station is a stop on long-distance passenger rail services operated by Shosholoza Meyl. Historically, the station is famous as being the place where Mahatma Gandhi was thrown off a train for riding first class in 1893.


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