Metrorail Gauteng
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Metrorail Gauteng is a network of commuter rail services in Gauteng
province in South Africa
, serving the Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area as well as Pretoria
and its suburbs. It is operated by Metrorail
, a division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA).
Metrorail routes spread out across the province from three main hubs: Park Station
in Johannesburg
, Germiston Station on the East Rand, and Pretoria Station
in Pretoria
. Routes serve central Johannesburg, the East Rand, Soweto
, the Vaal Triangle
, the West Rand
, central Pretoria
, and suburbs to the north, east and west of Pretoria.
Significant areas not served by Metrorail are the northern and western suburbs of Johannesburg, including Sandton
and Randburg, and the south-eastern suburbs of Pretoria. Some of the northern suburbs of Johannesburg are served by the new Gautrain
rapid-rail system.
Gauteng
Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...
province in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, serving the Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area as well as Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
and its suburbs. It is operated by Metrorail
Metrorail (South Africa)
Metrorail is an operator of commuter rail services in the major urban areas of South Africa. It is a division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa , a state-owned enterprise which is responsible for most passenger rail services in South Africa...
, a division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA).
Metrorail routes spread out across the province from three main hubs: Park Station
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...
in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, Germiston Station on the East Rand, and Pretoria Station
Pretoria railway 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...
in Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
. Routes serve central Johannesburg, the East Rand, Soweto
Soweto
Soweto is a lower-class-populated urban area of the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships...
, the Vaal Triangle
Vaal Triangle
The Vaal Triangle is a triangular area of land formed by Vereeniging, Vanderbijlpark and Sasolburg - together they comprise a substantial urban complex in South Africa...
, the West Rand
West Rand
The West Rand is the name of the urban western part of the Witwatersrand that is functionally merged with the Johannesburg conurbation. This area became settled by Europeans after a gold-bearing reef discovered in 1886 and sparked the gold rush that gave rise to the establishment of...
, central Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
, and suburbs to the north, east and west of Pretoria.
Significant areas not served by Metrorail are the northern and western suburbs of Johannesburg, including Sandton
Sandton, Gauteng
Sandton is a wealthy area situated within the metro of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The name comes from the combination of two of its suburbs, Sandown and Bryanston...
and Randburg, and the south-eastern suburbs of Pretoria. Some of the northern suburbs of Johannesburg are served by the new Gautrain
Gautrain
Gautrain is an mass rapid transit railway system in Gauteng Province, South Africa, which links Johannesburg, Pretoria, and OR Tambo International Airport...
rapid-rail system.
Routes
Metrorail Gauteng consists of the following routes:- Johannesburg–Dunswart–Daveyton: serves JohannesburgJohannesburgJohannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, Germiston, Boksburg and Daveyton - Johannesburg–Springs: serves Johannesburg, Germiston, Boksburg, BenoniBenoni, GautengBenoni is a city with 654,509 inhabitants on the East Rand in the South African province of Gauteng. Since 2000, it has been part of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.- History :...
, Brakpan and SpringsSprings, GautengSprings is a city on the East Rand in the Gauteng province of South Africa.It lies 50 km east of Johannesburg. The name of the city derives from the large number of springs in the area; it has a population of more than 200,000, and is situated at 5,340 ft a.s.l... - Springs–Nigel: serves Springs and NigelNigel, GautengNigel is a small gold mining town in Gauteng Province, South Africa. The town is on the edge of the area known as the East Rand, the industrial engine room of Johannesburg....
- Germiston–Kwesine: serves Germiston and Katlehong
- Germiston–Kliprivier–Vereeniging: serves Germiston, Katlehong, MeyertonMeyerton, GautengMeyerton is a small town lying 15 km north of Vereeniging in Gauteng, South Africa. Situated in the local municipality of Midvaal and the district municipality of Sedibeng.-History:...
and Vereeniging - Germiston–New Canada: serves Germiston and the Reef south of central Johannesburg
- Johannesburg–New Canada–Vereeniging: serves Johannesburg, OrlandoOrlando, SowetoOrlando is a township in the urban area of Soweto, in the city of Johannesburg . It is the most densely populated area of South Africa. The township was founded in 1931 and named after Edwin Orlando Leake, Mayor of Johannesburg from 1925 to 1926...
, Lenasia, Sebokeng and Vereeniging - Johannesburg–Oberholzer: serves Johannesburg, Orlando, Westonaria and Carletonville
- George Goch–Johannesburg–Naledi: serves Johannesburg and Soweto
- Johannesburg–Randfontein: serves Johannesburg, Roodepoort, Krugersdorp and Randfontein
- Johannesburg–Leralla/Pretoria: serves Johannesburg, Germiston, Kempton ParkKempton Park, GautengKempton Park is a city on the East Rand in the Gauteng province, South Africa. Formerly an independent municipality in the Transvaal, Kempton Park no longer has its own municipal government, and has been part of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since 2000...
, TembisaTembisaTembisa is a large township situated to the north of Kempton Park on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1957 when Africans were resettled from Alexandra and other areas in Edenvale, Kempton Park, Midrand and Germiston.-Etymology:...
, CenturionCenturion, GautengCenturion is an area with 279,430 inhabitants in Gauteng Province of South Africa, located between Pretoria and Midrand . Formerly an independent municipality, with its own town council, it is now part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality...
and PretoriaPretoriaPretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is... - Pretoria–Saulsville: serves Pretoria, Pretoria West and AtteridgevilleAtteridgevilleAtteridgeville, part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, is a township located on the west of Pretoria, South Africa. It is bordered to the west by Saulsville, to the east by Proclamation Hill; to the south by Laudium and to the north by Lotus Gardens.-History:Atteridgeville was...
- Pretoria/Belle Ombre–De Wildt/Mabopane: serves Pretoria, Pretoria North, Ga-RankuwaGa-RankuwaGa-Rankuwa is a township located about 37 km north of Pretoria. Provincially it falls under Gauteng province but it used to be under North West Province, as it once fell under Bophuthatswana region ruled by Lucas Mangope under the apartheid regime....
and Soshanguve - Pretoria–Pienaarspoort: serves Pretoria, HatfieldHatfield, PretoriaHatfield is a suburb in Pretoria with a high density of students and student accommodation due to hosting the University of Pretoria's main campus...
and Mamelodi - Hercules–Capital Park–Pienaarspoort: serves Pretoria North and Mamelodi