Northern Line (Cape Town)

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Northern Line
Overview
StatusPartially Operational
Owner
Overhead catenary
Route map

Cape Town
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0:00
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N2
Eastern Blvd
Woodstock
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0:03
Esplanade
Salt River
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0:09
Ysterplaat
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M5
Black River Pkwy
Koeberg Road
0:09
Maitland
0:12
Cape Flats Line &
Central Line via Pinelands
0:13
Kentemade
Woltemade
0:15
0:15
Century City
Mutual
0:17
0:18
Acacia Park
Thornton
0:20
0:21
Monte Vista
Goodwood
0:22
Vasco
0:24
0:25
De Grendel
Elsies River
0:27
0:27
Avondale
Parow
0:30
0:30
Oosterzee
Tygerberg
0:32
Bellville
0:33
0:00
Central Line
Lavistown branch
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Stikland
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R300
Kuils River Fwy
Kuils River
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0:08
Brackenfell
Blackheath
0:11
0:13
Eikenfontein
Melton Rose
0:15
0:16
Kraaifontein
Eerste Rivier
0:18
Fisantkraal
Faure
0:24
Mellish
Firgrove
0:30
Mikpunt
Somerset West
0:36
Klipheuwel
Van der Stel
0:39
Wintevogel
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N2
Settler's Way
Kalbaskraal
Strand
0:44
Abbotsdale
Lynedoch
0:25
Malmesbury
Vlottenburg
0:29
Stellenbosch
0:35
Du Toit
0:44
Koelenhof
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0:56
0:27
Muldersvlei
0:33
Klapmuts
0:42
Paarl
0:47
Huguenot
0:50
Dal Josafat
0:54
Mbekweni
0:59
Wellington
Malan
Soetendal
Hermon
Voelvlei
Gouda
Tulbaghweg
Artois
Wolesley
Romans River
Breë River
Botha
Goudini Road
Worcester

The Northern Line is a

Wellington. The second route passes through Stellenbosch to terminate at Muldersvlei station on the main line, while the third also passes through Somerset West to terminate in Strand.[1]

Operations on the Northern Line halted in March 2020 in response to the

Wellington resumed. In November 2023, operations to Strand resumed. As of December 2023, the route to Muldersvlei station through Stellenbosch
remains the only segment of the Northern Line that has not been returned to service.

Route

Most Northern Line trains travel from

Other trains branch south-east after Bellville, passing through

Caledon. Shortly after Somerset West they branch from this line to terminate at Strand on the False Bay coast.[2]

The Northern Line also includes a service along the relief main line from Cape Town past

Monte Vista to Bellville.[2]

Station listing

The Northern line serves the following stations:[1]

Cape Town
Woodstock Esplanade
Salt River Ysterplaat
Koeberg Road Kentemade
Maitland Century City
Woltemade Akasia Park
Mutual Monte Vista
Thornton De Grendel
Goodwood Avondale
Vasco Oosterzee
Elsies River
Parow
Tygerberg
Bellville
Kuils River Stikland
Blackheath Brackenfell
Melton Rose Eikefontein
Eerste River Kraaifontein
Faure Lynedoch Muldersvlei
Firgrove Vlottenburg Klapmuts
Somerset West Stellenbosch Paarl
Van der Stel Du Toit Huguenot
Strand Koelenhof Dal Josafat
Muldersvlei Mbekweni
Wellington

Map


Operation

The line is made up of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) track, electrified with 3,000 V DC

Class 5M2
.

References

  1. ^ a b "Timetables". Metrorail Western Cape. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "2010 Local passenger rail routes of South Africa: Western Cape: Cape Town" (PDF). Metrorail. Retrieved 13 July 2010.