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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 .
Map of the railway line. Construction started in 1897 and on 1 July 1898, the first 132 km between Pretoria and Nylstroom was opened. Three months later, the next 90 km between Nylstroom and Potgietersrus was opened and on 31 May 1899, the last 63 km between Potgietersrus and Pietersburg was opened.
Metrorail Gauteng is a network of commuter rail services in Gauteng province in South Africa, serving the Johannesburg and Pretoria metro areas. It is operated by Metrorail, a division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA).
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 ]
This is a route-map template for the Gautrain, a railway in Gauteng, South Africa.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
South Western Railway Co. Ltd. [2] Opwekker–Tygerberg 1956 Milnerton Railway, opened 1904, last race train 1954. Heatherton–Milnerton–Ascot–Tygerberg(terminus) section uplifted shortly after closure. Nancefield–Pimville: 1974 (railway lines have been uplifted) Wests–Cave Rock (whaling station) 197? Sarnia–New Germany: 1994+-
During the Anglo-Boer War, as British forces moved into the territory of the Orange Free State and the South African Republic, the Orange Free State Government Railways, the Netherlands-South African Railway Company and the Pretoria-Pietersburg Railway were taken over by the Imperial Military Railways under Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Percy Girouard.
Pretoria Station is a departure point for the Blue Train luxury train. Rovos Rail, [27] a luxury mainline train safari service operates from the colonial-style railway station at Capital Park. [28] The South African Friends of the Rail have recently moved their vintage train trip operations from the Capital Park station to the Hercules station ...