Cape Town Railway Station
| Cape Town Railway Station | |
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 Cape Town Railway Station
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| Data | |
| Design | Terminus |
| Platform tracks | 24 |
| opening | 1863 (renovation 1961 and 2010) |
| location | |
| City / municipality | Cape Town |
| province | Western cape |
| Country | South Africa |
| Coordinates | 33 ° 55 '20 " S , 18 ° 25' 35" E |
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The Cape Town Railway Station is the main railway station of Cape Town in South Africa . It is located in the city center. The Kasteel de Goede Hoop and the town hall are in its vicinity .
All lines of the regional transport system Metrorail start in the station . Long-distance passenger trains from Shosholoza Meyl run daily via Kimberley to Johannesburg . There are weekly connections east to East London and Queenstown . Private vehicles can also be taken between Johannesburg and Cape Town . In addition, the station has been one of the two endpoints of the Blue Train since 1923 . Furthermore, the trains of the private railway company Rovos Rail run from here to Pretoria and George and - as Pride of Africa - to Dar es Salaam . There is a bus station on Castle Street, south of the train station.
The current building is a vaulted, purpose built concrete and glass from the 1960s. A Hawthorn, Leslie & Company museum locomotive has been set up in the lobby . Furthermore, numerous shops are operated in the station, for example grocery stores or hairdressing salons. Since 2007, the station has been renovated for over 400 million rand (over 40 million euros ) by the architect Mokena Makeka. In the run-up to the Soccer World Cup 2010, the main focus of this redesign was the path zones, the information stands and the security of the station area. The facade is also to be renovated. When construction is complete, the museum locomotive will be placed in the station forecourt on Adderley Street.
