Midrand (Gautrain station)
Midrand | |||||||||||
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| Gautrain rapid transit station | |||||||||||
 Midrand station under construction in May 2010 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Old Pretoria Main Road Midrand, Gauteng 1685 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°59′43″S 28°08′05″E / 25.9954°S 28.1348°E | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 02 August 2011 | ||||||||||
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Midrand is a
Location
Midrand station is located in the area of the same name within Region A of the
Transit-oriented development
In common with other Gautrain stations, Midrand station acts as the focal point of transit-oriented development. The most prominent of the initiatives near the station is the Zonk'izizwe development, which will be situated on the eastern side of the railway alignment and will have a town centre, commercial, and residential precincts surrounding Grand Central Airport.[4] Further south is the Waterfall Estate development, which will encompass a far larger undeveloped site along the N1 between Allandale Road and the N3. Waterfall will include standard residential and commercial districts but will also contain a retirement centre, cemetery, Islamic centre, and industrial zones an SD the new shopping centre Mall of Africa[4]
Station layout
Midrand station has two tracks with two side platforms and parking for 800 cars.[5]
Services
After its opening in 2011, trains on the North-South Line of the Gautrain system serve Midrand station, running northbound to
References
- ^ New Gautrain line officially opens Business Report Retrieved 20 November 2012
- ^ Midrand Gautrain station p. 5[permanent dead link] South African Cities Network Retrieved 10 June 2010
- ^ Midrand Gautrain station p. 6[permanent dead link] South African Cities Network Retrieved 10 June 2010
- ^ a b Midrand Gautrain station p. 7[permanent dead link] South African Cities Network Retrieved 10 June 2010
- ^ "Gautrain Spur Line". Terry Farrell and Partners. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010.
- ^ Midrand station feeder bus routes Gautrain Retrieved 21 June 2010
