Johannesburg Park Station

Johannesburg Park Station
Railway station
Station statistics
Address Rissik Street, Johannesburg
Lines

Shosholoza Meyl:

  Johannesburg–Port Elizabeth
  Johannesburg–Durban
  Johannesburg–Cape Town
  Johannesburg–East London
  Johannesburg–Kimberley–Bloemfontein
  Johannesburg–Nelspruit–Komatipoort
  Johannesburg–Polokwane–Musina

Premier Classe:

  Johannesburg–Cape Town
  Johannesburg–Durban
  Johannesburg–Hoedspruit

Metrorail:

  • George Goch–Johannesburg–Naledi
  • Johannesburg–Dunswart–Daveyton
  • Johannesburg–Leralla–Pretoria
  • Johannesburg–New Canada–Vereeniging
  • Johannesburg–Oberholzer
  • Johannesburg–Randfontein
  • Johannesburg–Springs
  • Soweto Business Express
  • Tshwane Business Express
Connections Gautrain (under construction)
Rea Vaya BRT
Other information
Opened 1897
Rebuilt 1946
Owned by PRASA

Johannesburg Park Station is the central railway station in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, and the largest railway station in Africa.[1] It is located between the Central Business District and Braamfontein, in the block bordered by Rissik, Wolmarans, Wanderers and Noord Streets. Park Station lies on the main Witwatersrand railway line that runs East-West from Krugersdorp to Germiston.

Park Station is the centre of the Witwatersrand Metrorail network, with daily commuter rail services running west to Carletonville, Randfontein and Soweto; east to Springs, Nigel and Daveyton; north to Pretoria and south to Vereeniging.[2] Park Station is also the terminus of Shosholoza Meyl long-distance services to Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London, Bloemfontein via Kimberley, Komatipoort via Nelspruit and Musina via Polokwane.[3]

The southern terminus of the Gautrain rapid-rail service is currently under construction underground, adjacent to the existing main-line station.[4]

Services

Preceding station   Shosholoza Meyl   Following station
Krugersdorp
towards Cape Town
 Cape Town–Johannesburg Terminus
Terminus Johannesburg–Durban
Germiston
towards Durban
Johannesburg–Port Elizabeth
Germiston
Johannesburg–East London
Germiston
towards East London
Krugersdorp
towards Bloemfontein
 Bloemfontein–Kimberley–Johannesburg Terminus
Terminus Johannesburg–Nelspruit–Komatipoort
Germiston
towards Komatipoort
Johannesburg–Polokwane–Musina
Germiston
towards Musina
Premier Classe
Potchefstroom
towards Cape Town
 Cape Town–Johannesburg Terminus
Terminus Johannesburg–Durban
Germiston
towards Durban
Johannesburg–Hoedspruit
towards Hoedspruit

References

  1. ^ "Trains". City of Johannesburg. http://www.joburg.org.za/content/view/64/71/. Retrieved 11 June 2010. 
  2. ^ "Timetables". Metrorail. http://www.metrorail.co.za/Timetables.html. Retrieved 11 June 2010. 
  3. ^ "Routes". Shosholoza Meyl. http://www.shosholozameyl.co.za/html-site/routes-main.html. Retrieved 11 June 2010. 
  4. ^ "Park Station". Gautrain. http://about.gautrain.co.za/route/stations/gautrain%E2%80%99s-johannesburg-park-station-gps-s26%C2%B011-732-e-028%C2%B002-493/. Retrieved 11 June 2010.