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Kimberley railway station is the central railway station of the city of Kimberley, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. [1] Because Kimberley is the junction of the main Cape Town–Johannesburg main line with another line from Bloemfontein, it is served by several routes of the Shosholoza Meyl inter-city service.
Shosholoza Meyl is a division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) that operates long-distance passenger rail services. It operates various train routes across South Africa, [ 1 ] carrying approximately 4 million passengers annually. [ 2 ]
On 23 December 2008 the SARCC was renamed the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, and in subsequent months other assets were transferred to PRASA. PRASA was officially launched in March 2009 and combined the assets of Metrorail, Shosholoza Meyl, Autopax and Intersite Property Management Services under this new organisation. [2]: 7
Shosholoza Meyl, the inter-city rail division of PRASA, operates several long-distance passenger rail services from Cape Town: a daily service to and from Johannesburg via Kimberley; a weekly service to and from Durban via Kimberley, Bloemfontein and Pietermaritzburg; and a weekly service to and from East London.
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]
Pages in category "Shosholoza Meyl stations" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
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Wellington is also a stop for Shosholoza Meyl inter-city trains that originate or terminate in Cape Town. The station has two tracks for passenger trains; one is a terminal track facing towards Cape Town and the other is a through track.