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Centurion (Gautrain Station)
Centurion is a metro station on the Gautrain Gautrain is an higher-speed express commuter rail system in Gauteng, South Africa, which links Johannesburg, Pretoria, Kempton Park and O.R. Tambo International Airport. It takes 15 minutes to travel from Sandton to O.R. Tambo Interna ... rapid transit system in Centurion, Gauteng, Centurion, Gauteng. The station opened on 2 August 2011 as part of the second phase of the Gautrain project. Location Centurion station is located in the former independent municipality of Centurion, in the southern part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. The station is located adjacent to West Avenue which runs along the northern bank of Centurion Lake. Transit-oriented development 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 sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautrain
Gautrain is an higher-speed express commuter rail system in Gauteng, South Africa, which links Johannesburg, Pretoria, Kempton Park and O.R. Tambo International Airport. It takes 15 minutes to travel from Sandton to O.R. Tambo International Airport on the Gautrain and 35 minutes from Pretoria in Tshwane to Park Station in Johannesburg. The Gautrain has 10 stations. Buses, shuttles and midibus services are available to transport passengers to and from all stations excluding the O.R. Tambo International Airport Station. Background The Gautrain is mainly aimed at providing and optimising an integrated, innovative public transport system that enables and promotes the long-term sustainable economic growth of Gauteng. It is also part of a broader vision to industrialise and modernise the region, including a commitment towards creating and sustaining an integrated culture of public transport use. The Gautrain is implemented as a public–private partnership (PPP) in term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandton (Gautrain Station)
Sandton is a metro station on the Gautrain rapid transit system in Sandton, Johannesburg. It opened to traffic on 8 June 2010 with service to OR Tambo International Airport. Location Sandton station is located in the neighbourhood of the same name in northern Johannesburg, specifically near the Sandton City/Nelson Mandela Square developments at the intersection of Rivonia and West Streets.Sandton station ''Gautrain'' Retrieved 24 May 2010 Transit-oriented development Developers and the Gauteng government aimed to make Sandton station the centre of one of the first projects in South Africa. Because of the area's fina ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In South Africa
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wierdapark
Wierdapark is a suburb of Centurion, Gauteng, near Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foot ..., and is located in the province of Gauteng, South Africa. History Wierdapark was named after the chief architect of the Transvaal Republic, Sytze Wopkes Wierda, who engineered the Wierda Bridge. The area in which the suburb is located was once part of a farm known as Cyferfontein. References {{reflist Suburbs of Centurion, Gauteng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg Park Station
Johannesburg Park Station is the central railway station in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, and the largest railway station in Africa. It is located between the Central Business District and Braamfontein, in the block bordered by Rissik, Wolmarans, Wanderers, and Noord Streets. Park Station lies on the main Witwatersrand railway line that runs East-West from Krugersdorp to Germiston. The first four stations to the east are Doornfontein, Ellis Park, Jeppe and George Goch Stations. Park Station is the centre of the Witwatersrand Metrorail network, with daily commuter rail services running west to Carletonville, Randfontein and Soweto; east to Springs, Nigel and Daveyton; north to Pretoria and south to Vereeniging. Park Station is also the terminus of Shosholoza Meyl long-distance services to Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London, Bloemfontein via Kimberley, Komatipoort via Nelspruit and Musina via Polokwane. The southern terminus of the Gautrain rapid-rail serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatfield (Gautrain Station)
Hatfield is a metrorail station on the Gautrain rapid transit system in the Pretoria (Tshwane metropolitan area) suburb of Hatfield, Gauteng. It was opened in August 2011 as part of the second phase of the Gautrain project. Location The above- and underground station area is located east of the centre of Pretoria between Grosvenor Street and Jan Shoba Street (M7)(old Duncan Street). North-east of the station is the M2 motorway junction and the N1 national road. The Hatfield station forms the northern terminus on the North-South route of the Gautrain and allows passengers to pass to the PRASA rail network. Passengers travelling to OR Tambo International Airport will have to change trains at Sandton station, for a direct 15-minute transit to the airport. Connections with other modes of transport The station can be reached by various modes of transport. These include the Gautrain bus service for Gautrain passengers, a dedicated feeder system at the stations. Not far from the stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapid Transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be called a subway, tube, or underground. Unlike buses or trams, rapid transit systems are railways (usually electric) that operate on an exclusive right-of-way, which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other vehicles, and which is often grade-separated in tunnels or on elevated railways. Modern services on rapid transit systems are provided on designated lines between stations typically using electric multiple units on rail tracks, although some systems use guided rubber tires, magnetic levitation (''maglev''), or monorail. The stations typically have high platforms, without steps inside the trains, requiring custom-made trains in order to minimize gaps between train and platform. They are typically integrated with other public tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretoria (Gautrain Station)
Pretoria railway station is the central station in Pretoria, the executive capital of South Africa. It is located between Pretoria's central business district and Salvokop, in a 1910 building designed by Herbert Baker. It is the terminus of various Metrorail commuter rail services in the northern part of Gauteng, and a stop on Shosholoza Meyl inter-city services from Johannesburg to Polokwane and Nelspruit. Pretoria is also the northern terminus of the luxury Blue Train service from Cape Town. Platforms and tracks for the Gautrain rapid-rail service are adjacent to the main-line station. History The first railway station in Pretoria was built in 1892 by the Netherlands-South African Railway Company (NZASM) as the western terminus of its line to the harbour of Delagoa Bay (now Maputo). In 1910, shortly before the creation of the Union of South Africa, the government of the Transvaal Colony decided to spend excess funds on constructing a new station for Pretoria, rather than su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centurion Symbio-City
Symbio-City, also known as Centurion Symbio-City, is a proposed skyscraper in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa. At , it will be the tallest building in Africa, if built. Plans consist of 3 buildings, the largest built over Centurion lake. All three buildings in the complex are envisioned to be over . It is proposed to reach below ground.Centurion Symbio-City Tower 1 - The Skyscraper Center '' CTBUH
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