Pretoria railway station
Pretoria | |||||
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| 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 | ||||
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Pretoria railway station is the central station in Pretoria, the executive capital of South Africa. It is located between Pretoria's central business district and Salvokop, in a 1910 building designed by Herbert Baker. It is the terminus of various Metrorail commuter rail services in the northern part of Gauteng, and a stop on Shosholoza Meyl inter-city services from Johannesburg to Polokwane and 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.