Sandton is a

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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

Sandton Sandton is an upscale commercial and residential district north of the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. It forms part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The name of the city came from the combination of two of its suburbs ...

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. It opened to traffic on 8 June 2010 with service to

OR Tambo International Airport O. R. Tambo International Airport is an international airport situated in Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa. It serves as the primary airport for domestic and international travel to/from South Africa and since 2020, it is Africa's second ...

Location

Sandton station is located in the neighbourhood of the same name in northern Johannesburg, specifically near the

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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

transit-oriented development In urban planning, transit-oriented development (TOD) is a type of urban development that maximizes the amount of residential, business and leisure space within walking distance of public transport. It promotes a symbiotic relationship between ...

projects in South Africa. Because of the area's financial importance, with the

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being a major focal point, and location near a number of important roads, such development also required an upgrade of the arterial road network in the surrounding area.Background to Sandton station
''Gautrain'' Retrieved 24 May 2010 The area surrounding Sandton station was divided into six management areas, which cover land use, development density, and pedestrian accessibility. Management Area 1, bounded by Sandton Street, Katherine Street, Rivonia Road, and Fredman Drive, encircles Nelson Mandela Square and the immediate vicinity of the station and is planned to contain buildings of up to 40 storeys with a development density of 110 units per hectare, thus categorising it as high-density and mixed-use.Sandton Gautrain station page 13
''South African Cities Network'' Retrieved 9 June 2010 In addition, a series of pedestrian corridors traverse the district, creating a grid to enable more pedestrian-friendly development and to encourage walking and sustainability. Subsequent and more distant management areas have lower height restrictions of ten to fifteen storeys while maintaining the 110 units per hectare density requirement, which centralises development towards a defined central business district.Sandton Gautrain station page 14
''South African Cities Network'' Retrieved 9 June 2010

Station layout

Architecturally, Sandton is unique amongst Gautrain stations. Although it is not the only underground station, it is the only one with a two-level platform arrangement. The upper level serves trains on the north-south axis of the system, with trains heading southbound to Park Station in central Johannesburg and northbound to

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, while the lower level has only one platform and acts as the terminus for

-bound trains.Sandton Gautrain station page 4
''South African Cities Network'' Retrieved 25 May 2010

Services

Sandton station is the operational hub of the Gautrain system. Along with Marlboro, it is one of only two stations in the entire network to be served by all trains on the Airport and North-South lines.Gautrain route map
''Gautrain'' Retrieved 2 June 2010 In addition, Sandton also has six additional feeder bus routes bringing passengers from more distant areas to the station. Numbered S1 to S6, the buses travel to/from Wendywood (S2),S2: Sandton-Wendywood timetable
''Gautrain'' Retrieved 2 June 2010 Rivonia (S3),S3: Sandton-Rivonia timetable
''Gautrain'' Retrieved 2 June 2010 Randburg (S4),S4: Sandton-Randburg timetable
''Gautrain'' Retrieved 2 June 2010 Fourways (S5),S5: Sandton-Fourways timetable
''Gautrain'' Retrieved 2 June 2010 and Rosebank (S6),S6: Sandton-Rosebank timetable
''Gautrain'' Retrieved 2 June 2010 as well as a Sandton CBD loop (S1).S1: Sandton-Rivonia timetable
''Gautrain'' Retrieved 2 June 2010

References

External links

Official Sandton station site
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