Rhodesfield (Gautrain station)
Encyclopedia
Rhodesfield is a metro station
on the Gautrain
rapid transit and Metrorail
systems in Rhodesfield, Kempton Park
, Gauteng
, to the east of Johannesburg
. It is expected to open on 8 June 2010 with service to Sandton
.
, a city in Ekurhuleni in eastern Gauteng. Specifically, it is at the corner of Anson and Ventura Streets, north of the nearby R24 highway.
One of four stations to have a connection to the Johannesburg Metrorail
system, Rhodesfield is intended to act as a transfer point, with PRASA having built a new Rhodesfield station to coincide with the impending Gautrain service. However, the Gautrain and PRASA stations will be physically separate, with the former requiring smart-card entry for fare and security reasons.
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
on the 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 transit and Metrorail
Metrorail Gauteng
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...
systems in Rhodesfield, Kempton Park
Kempton Park, Gauteng
Kempton 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...
, Gauteng
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...
, to the east of 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...
. It is expected to open on 8 June 2010 with service to Sandton
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:...
.
Location
Rhodesfield station is located in the suburb of the same name of Kempton ParkKempton Park, Gauteng
Kempton 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...
, a city in Ekurhuleni in eastern Gauteng. Specifically, it is at the corner of Anson and Ventura Streets, north of the nearby R24 highway.
Rail service
Rhodesfield is one of the two eastern termini of the Airport Line. Essentially, it acts as the commuter rail variant of the close-by OR Tambo International Airport station. Trains on from the airport will stop at Rhodesfield, but the carriages holding passengers from the preceding station will not open their doors.One of four stations to have a connection to the Johannesburg Metrorail
Metrorail Gauteng
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...
system, Rhodesfield is intended to act as a transfer point, with PRASA having built a new Rhodesfield station to coincide with the impending Gautrain service. However, the Gautrain and PRASA stations will be physically separate, with the former requiring smart-card entry for fare and security reasons.