Cape Flats Line

     Cape Flats Line
Overview
Type Commuter rail
System Metrorail Western Cape
Status Operational
Locale Cape Town, South Africa
Termini Cape Town
Retreat
Stations 16
Operation
Owner PRASA
Operator(s) Metrorail
Rolling stock Class 5M2
Technical
No. of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Cape gauge
Electrification Overhead catenary

The Cape Flats Line is a commuter rail line in Cape Town, South Africa, operated by Metrorail Western Cape. It connects central Cape Town with the suburbs of Pinelands, Athlone, Lansdowne, Ottery and Retreat.

Contents

Route

The Cape Flats Line service begins at the central Cape Town railway station, from which it runs east along the Cape Town–Bellville main line as far as Maitland. After Maitland station it branches off to the south, passing along the western edge of Pinelands before crossing under the N2 freeway and over the Black River. It then continues south through Athlone and Lansdowne, and then south-west through Ottery and Southfield, before joining the Southern Line route in Diep River. Services on the Cape Flats Line terminate at Retreat, except for a few trains per day which continue along the Southern Line to Fish Hoek.[1]

Station listing

Operation

The line is made up of double 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Cape gauge track, electrified with 3,000 V DC overhead catenary. Services are operated mostly by electric multiple units of Class 5M2.

References

  1. ^ "Timetables". Metrorail Western Cape. http://www.capemetrorail.co.za/_timetables/December%202009/Train_Timetables_May_2010_WC_Service.htm. Retrieved 2 July 2010.