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Cape Flats Line
The Cape Flats Line is a commuter rail line in Cape Town, South Africa, operated by Metrorail Western Cape. It connects central Cape Town with the suburbs of Pinelands, Athlone, Lansdowne, Ottery, Southfield, Healthfield and Retreat. Route The Cape Flats Line service begins at the central Cape Town railway station, from which it runs east along the Cape Town– Bellville main line as far as Maitland. After Maitland station it goes off to the south, passing along the western edge of Pinelands before crossing under the N2 freeway and over the Black River. It then continues south through Athlone and Lansdowne, and then south-west through Ottery and Southfield, before joining the Southern Line route at Heathfield. Services on the Cape Flats Line terminate at occasionally at Heathfield, with the line terminus being Retreat. Operation The line is made up of double track, electrified with 3,000 V DC overhead catenary. Services are operated by electric multiple unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commuter Rail
Commuter rail or suburban rail is a Passenger train, passenger rail service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting Commuting, commuters to a Central business district, central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Commuter rail systems can use locomotive-hauled trains or multiple units, using electric or diesel propulsion. Distance charges or zone pricing may be used. The term can refer to systems with a wide variety of different features and service frequencies, but is often used in contrast to rapid transit or light rail. Some services share similarities with both commuter rail and high-frequency rapid transit; examples include German S-Bahn in some cities, the Réseau Express Régional (RER) in Paris, the Milan S Lines, S Lines in Milan, many Japanese commuter systems, the East Rail line in Hong Kong, and some Australasian suburban networks, such as Sydney Trains. Many commuter rail systems share tracks with other passenger services and Cargo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottery, Cape Town
Ottery is a mixed-use, residential, commercial, and industrial suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, located on the eastern edge of the city's Southern Suburbs region. The suburb's name was derived from an otter sanctuary that was opened in the area in the early 1900s. It was closed as the neighborhood rapidly expanded, later in the century. Geography Ottery is bordered by Plumstead to the west; farmland in Philippi to the east; Kenilworth to the north west; and Ferness Estate, Ottery East, and Edward to the south. The suburb is close to the M5 freeway - one of the city's two "M" freeway routes. Along each side of the neighborhood is a major transit route. Along its western border is a Metrorail train line, to the south is Ottery Road, to the north is Wetton Road, and to the east is New Strandfontein Road. Ottery is located approximately 20 km from Cape Town CBD, and around 15 km from the False Bay coast in Muizenberg. A considerable amount of traffic travels along the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Multiple Unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages. An EMU is usually formed of two or more semi-permanently coupled carriages. However, electrically powered single-unit railcars are also generally classed as EMUs. The vast majority of EMUs are passenger trains but versions also exist for carrying mail. EMUs are popular on intercity, commuter, and suburban rail networks around the world due to their fast acceleration and pollution-free operation, and are used on most rapid-transit systems. Being quieter than diesel multiple units (DMUs) and locomotive-hauled trains, EMUs can operate later at night and more frequently without disturbing nearby residents. In addition, tunnel design for EMU trains is simpler as no provision is needed for exhausting fumes, although retrofitting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overhead Catenary
An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, Electric multiple unit, electric multiple units, trolleybuses or trams. The generic term used by the International Union of Railways for the technology is ''overhead line''. It is known variously as overhead catenary, overhead contact line (OCL), overhead contact system (OCS), overhead equipment (OHE), overhead line equipment (OLE or OHLE), overhead lines (OHL), overhead wiring (OHW), traction wire, and trolley wire. An overhead line consists of one or more wires (or Overhead conductor rail, rails, particularly in tunnels) situated over rail tracks, raised to a high electrical potential by connection to feeder stations at regularly spaced intervals along the track. The feeder stations are usually fed from a High voltage, high-voltage Electricity distribution, electrical grid. Overview Electric trains that collect their current from overhead lines use a de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Line (Cape Town)
The Southern Line is a commuter rail line operated by Metrorail Western Cape, connecting Cape Town railway station, Cape Town station in central Cape Town, South Africa with the Southern Suburbs, Cape Town, Southern Suburbs and the towns on the west coast of False Bay, terminating in Simon's Town. History The Wynberg Railway Company was established in 1861 to build a railway line from Salt River railway station, Salt River Junction to Wynberg, Cape Town, Wynberg, which opened on 19 December 1864. In 1876 the company was taken over by the Cape Government Railways, and the line, which had originally been built to the standard gauge, was rebuilt to Cape gauge. The extension to Muizenberg opened on 15 December 1882, and a further extension to Kalk Bay on 5 May 1883. Initially there were no stops between Wynberg and Muizenberg. A turntable for the steam locomotive, built by Cowans Sheldon and Co Ltd in Carlisle in the UK, was installed at Kalk Bay. There was a corresponding turntabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black River (Cape Town)
The Black River (Swartrivier'')'' is a river in Cape Town, South Africa. It is a tributary of the Salt River together with the Liesbeeck River and the Elsieskraal River.State of Rivers Report: Greater Cape Town Rivers 2005 It rises in and flows underground initially beneath Main Road and the railway line, before continuing as a canal through Claremont and , then uncanalised throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N2 Road (South Africa)
The N2 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through George, Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Port Shepstone and Durban to Ermelo. It is the main highway along the Indian Ocean coast of the country. Its current length of makes it the longest numbered route in South Africa. Prior to 1970, the N2 designation only applied to the route from Cape Town to Durban. There are plans to realign the N2 national route from Port Shepstone to Mthatha along a shorter stretch of road that passes through Port Edward, Lusikisiki and Port St. Johns. The project was initially scheduled for completion in 2024 and is expected to reduce the length of the route by . Combined with the existing N2 route from Mthatha to East London, the realigned route will form the Wild Coast Toll Route. Route Western Cape Cape Metropole The N2 begins in central Cape Town at the northern end of Buitengracht Street ( M62), outside the entrance to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maitland, Cape Town
Maitland is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. Maitland is situated along a number of important transport networks connecting the Cape Town city bowl to the rest of the city. The most important being the railway line that runs through the middle of the suburb and the N1 that is situated on its northern boundary. The area has always been an important transport hub for the city. In 1845 one of the first roads from Stellenbosch through the Maitland area was completed. This effectively connected Cape Town to the rest of Africa as at the time the dunes of the Cape Flats prevented much traffic between the two locations. The suburb is named after Sir Peregrine Maitland who was governor of the Cape in the mid 1840s. Geography Maitland lies to the north of Pinelands, south of Brooklyn, east of Salt River History During the Second Anglo-Boer War Maitland was the site of a major British cavalry camp, where troops and horses recovered from the voyage from Britain. Demography T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellville Railway Station
Bellville mainline railway station is a railway station in the town of Bellville, Western Cape, Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa. It is the second-biggest station in the Metrorail Western Cape railway network, after Cape Town railway station, the Cape Town terminus. All trains on Metrorail's Northern Line (Cape Town), Northern Line pass through Bellville, and one branch of the Central Line (Cape Town), Central Line also terminates there. It is also a stop for Shosholoza Meyl trains that terminate in Cape Town. Bellville Station is a major terminus for Golden Arrow Bus Services, Golden Arrow buses; it also has a large minibus taxi rank. To the south of the station is Transnet Freight Rail's main marshalling yard for the Cape Town area. The station building is on the northern side of the tracks, attached to a side platform. There are four island platforms and an island containing two bay platform, bays for trains traveling to and from Cape Town. The platforms are linked by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retreat, Cape Town
Retreat is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa. Geography Retreat is bordered by Steenberg and Lavender Hill to the south, Tokai, Bergvliet and Kirstenhof to the West and Heathfield to the north. Retreat railway station is on the main line from Cape Town to Simon's Town. Main Road (which runs from Central Cape Town through to Simon's Town Simon's Town (), sometimes spelled Simonstown, is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa and is home to Naval Base Simon's Town, the South African Navy's largest base. It is located on the shores of Simon's Bay in False Bay, on the eastern s ...) runs along the west of Retreat. History The suburb of Retreat in Cape Town was so named because the Dutch retreated to that area when they were losing the Battle of Muizenberg. The Dutch landed there after the Retreat and declared the area to be 'Terugtrekking van de nederlandse 1795' or in English, Retreat of the Netherlands 1795. The signage with 'Terugtrekking van de nederlandse 1795' wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heathfield, Cape Town
Heathfield is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa. Overview Heathfield is bordered by Retreat to the south and Diep River to the north, and was named for the many varieties of heath that grew and still grow there. It is situated on the Cape Flats, a large area of unconsolidated sand. Heathfield railway station (opened in 1913 to assist passengers on the interchange of the line to Ottery) is on the main line from Cape Town to Simon's Town Simon's Town (), sometimes spelled Simonstown, is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa and is home to Naval Base Simon's Town, the South African Navy's largest base. It is located on the shores of Simon's Bay in False Bay, on the eastern s .... Main Road (which runs from Central Cape Town through to Simon's Town) runs along the west of Heathfield. It is close to Bergvliet High School and Zwaanswyk High School. References It is predominately Coloured {{Cape Town suburbs Suburbs of Cape Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
