Kimberley | |
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Railway station | |
Kimberley station platform | |
General information | |
Location | Florence Street, Kimberley 8301 |
Coordinates | 28°44′7″S 24°46′11″E / 28.73528°S 24.76972°E / -28.73528; 24.76972 (Kimberley railway station) |
Owned by | TFR |
Line(s) | Shosholoza Meyl: Johannesburg–Cape Town Cape Town–Durban Johannesburg–Kimberley–Bloemfontein Premier Classe: Johannesburg–Cape Town |
Platforms | 1 side, 1 island |
Tracks | 3 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Kimberley railway station is the central railway station of the city of Kimberley, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. 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. Kimberley railway station is also used by the luxury tourist-oriented Blue Train and the private train holiday company Rovos Rail.
Preceding station | Shosholoza Meyl | Following station | ||
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Warrentontowards Johannesburg | Johannesburg–Kimberley–Bloemfontein | BloemfonteinTerminus | ||
Johannesburg–Cape TownTourist class trains | De Aartowards Cape Town | |||
Johannesburg–Cape TownEconomy class trains | Oranjeriviertowards Cape Town | |||
De Aartowards Cape Town | Cape Town–DurbanTourist class trains | Bloemfonteintowards Durban | ||
Oranjeriviertowards Cape Town | Cape Town–DurbanEconomy class trains | |||
Preceding station | Premier Classe | Following station | ||
Klerksdorptowards Johannesburg | Johannesburg–Cape Town | De Aartowards Cape Town |
References
- "Kimberley Railway Station Archives". Kimberley City Info. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- "General information – Experience the Northern Cape, South Africa". www.experiencenortherncape.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- "Shosholoza Meyl Train Reservations". www.southafrica.to. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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