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The Pilanesberg (formerly Pilandsberg [2] [3]) is a mountain in the North West Province, South Africa. The mountain is an ancient volcanic structure, circular in shape, that rises from flat surrounding plains. It is formed by three concentric ridges or rings of hills, of which the outermost has a diameter of about 24 km.
Pretoria–Maputo railway, also called Delagoa Bay railway, Iron railway and Eastern railway, is a railway that connects the city of Maputo, Mozambique, to the city of Pretoria, in South Africa. It is 567 km long, in 1067 mm gauge . [ 1 ]
The M42 route begins in Soshanguve at an off-ramp junction with the R80 Mabopane Highway. It heads westwards as Ruth First Road through the southern part of Soshanguve, meeting the M43 route, to cross a railway and enter Mabopane, where it ends at a junction with the M17 route. [5]
Rail network in 1892 Rail network in 1906 Rail network in 1950. Construction of the first railway from Cape Town to Wellington was commenced in 1858. However the first passenger-carrying and goods service was a small line of about 3.2 kilometres (2 mi) built by the Natal Railway Company, linking the town of Durban with Harbour Point, opened on 26 June 1860. [2]
English: Map of the railway network of South Africa: open lines are black, closed lines are light grey, and lifted lines are not shown. Selected cities and towns ...
Its north-western terminus is in Sun City, at a junction with the northern terminus of the R565 from Rustenburg (east of Phatsima).It heads east, passing the southern entrance of the Pilanesberg National Park, bypassing the Sun City Resort and the Pilanesberg International Airport, before bending south-east to cross the R510 south of Monakato.
In order to have an outlet to a harbour, a railway line from Delagoa Bay in Portuguese East Africa to Pretoria had been proposed to the Volksraad of the ZAR by President F.T. Burgers as far back as 1872. The Portuguese supported the idea, since it would open a trade route from Portuguese East Africa into the interior.
Metropolitan route M21; Route information; Maintained by City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality: Length: 53.4 km (33.2 mi) Major junctions; South-west end: R513 near De Wildt: N4 near De Wildt R566 near Ga-Rankuwa M20 near Mabopane M39 in Winterveld M43 in Soshanguve M35 in Soshanguve: North-east end: R101 in Hammanskraal: Location; Country ...