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The Central Line is a commuter rail service in Cape Town, South Africa, operated by Metrorail Western Cape.Central Line services operate along two routes from central Cape Town to Langa, and then along three branches from Langa to various areas in the south-east of the city.
Train no. Route Notes Length; 01xx: Simonstown ↔ Cape Town: Some trains terminate at Fish Hoek. Also see next entry: 36 km 02xx: Simonstown ↔ Cape Town: Afternoon peak: 36 km 05xx: Retreat ↔ Cape Town: Via Cape Flats line: 24 km 23xx: Eersterivier ↔ Cape Town: Some weekend trains terminate at Faure: 34 km 25xx: Kraaifontein ↔ Cape ...
Lourensford Estate – M156 – M9 (Somerset West Central) Erinvale, Land-en-Zeezicht, Parel Vallei, Somerset West Central: Lourensford Rd M171: North / South: M10 / M189 (Greenlands) – M71 – M12 – M54 – M180 – N2 (no interchange) – M9 (Philippi East) Greenlands, Belhar, Delft, Delft South, Philippi East: Symphony Way M173: East / West
Most Northern Line trains travel from Cape Town station along the old main line through Salt River, Maitland, Goodwood and Parow to Bellville station.Trains on the Wellington route continue from Bellville along the main line through Brackenfell and Kraaifontein, and then through the farmland outside the metropolitan area to reach the towns of Paarl and Wellington.
A branch to Somerset West opened by the Cape Government Railways on 21 October 1889, and further to Sir Lowry's Pass Village on 1 February 1890. The Hottentots-Holland mountains were a significant obstacle to any further development, and construction of a line over Sir Lowry's Pass only started on 12 July 1899.
Of the 100 railway stations in Britain ranked busiest by the ORR, three of the five worst for cancellations were in Manchester: Manchester Victoria (9.5%), Manchester Oxford Road (8.1%) and ...
Okavango Road M146: East–west: M3 (Rondebosch, interchange) – M63 (Rondebosch) Rondebosch: Princess Anne Avenue M149: Northeast–southwest: M9 (Somerset West Central) – N2 – R44 (near Langgewacht) Somerset West Central, Garden Village, Helderzicht, Victoria Park: Victoria Street M151: East–west: M12 (Connaught) – M76 – M47 ...
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]