Pretoria railway station
Pretoria | |
|---|---|
| Railway station | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Scheiding Street, Pretoria |
| Coordinates | 25°45′29″S 28°11′21″E / 25.75806°S 28.18917°E |
| Owned by | PRASA |
| Line(s) | Shosholoza Meyl: |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| History | |
| Opened | 1892 |
| Rebuilt | 1910 |
| Electrified | yes |
| Location | |
  Pretoria Location within Pretoria  Pretoria Pretoria (Gauteng)  Pretoria Pretoria (South Africa) | |
Pretoria railway station is the
Nelspruit. Pretoria is also the northern terminus of the luxury Blue Train service from Cape Town. Platforms and tracks for the Gautrain
rapid-rail service are adjacent to the main-line station.
History
The first railway station in Pretoria was built in 1892 by the
Delagoa Bay (now Maputo).[1] In 1910, shortly before the creation of the Union of South Africa, the government of the Transvaal Colony decided to spend excess funds on constructing a new station for Pretoria, rather than surrendering the money to the new national government. The new station was the first public building designed by Sir Herbert Baker.[2]
On 19 February 2001, a signalling failure led to major delays to Metrorail services in Pretoria. Angered by the delays, some commuters set a fire in a waiting room which spread to the roof of the building, which caved in. Almost all of the roof was destroyed, although the structure itself was saved.[3] The restoration, which cost 18 million rand, started in June 2001 and finished in February 2002.[2]
Services
Johannesburg Park Station. The Gautrain connects Pretoria station to Park Station, with another going east in Pretoria to Hatfield
.
| Preceding station | Shosholoza Meyl | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Johannesburg
|
Johannesburg–Komatipoort | Eerste Fabrieke towards Komatipoort
| ||
| Johannesburg–Musina | Pyramid towards Musina
| |||
| Preceding station | Gautrain | Following station | ||
Park Station
|
North–South Line | Hatfield Terminus
| ||
| Preceding station | Metrorail Gauteng | Following station | ||
Johannesburg
|
Johannesburg–Pretoria |
Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Pretoria–Saulsville |
Bosman Street towards Saulsville
| ||
| Pretoria–Mabopane/De Wildt |
Bosman Street | |||
| Pretoria–Pienaarspoort | Mears Street towards Pienaarspoort
| |||
References
- ^ "Pretoria/Tshwane: Timeline 1800–1889". South African History Online. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ^ a b Davie, Lucille (13 February 2002). "A swastika, Herbert Baker & Pretoria Station". SouthAfrica.info. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ^ "Angry commuters cause R30m damage to station". Sapa. 20 February 2001. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012.
External links
Media related to Pretoria railway station at Wikimedia Commons
