Union

Union is a railway station in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,589 metres. Union is situated nearby to the aerodrome Rand Airport, as well as near the town Alberton.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rand Airport and Huntersfield Stadium.

Rand Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Nolween, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rand Airport is an airport in Germiston, South Africa. It was constructed in the 1920s as the main airport for Johannesburg, but the city outgrew it and replaced the airport with Palmietfontein Airport in 1948. Rand Airport is situated 3½ km north of Union.

Huntersfield Stadium

Stadium

Huntersfield Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Katlehong, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of Jomo Cosmos. Huntersfield Stadium is situated 4 km south of Union.

Hoërskool Alberton

School

Hoërskool Alberton is an Afrikaans high school in Florentia, Alberton, South Africa. On Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1948, the books, furniture, and other supplies in use in the middle section of the Kruger School were transferred to the new junior high school in Alberton. Hoërskool Alberton is situated 3 km west of Union.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alberton and Elsburg.

Alberton

Town

Photo: Anton Ferreira, Public domain.

Alberton is a town situated on the southern part of the East Rand of the Gauteng Province in South Africa, just south-east of the major urban centre of Johannesburg. Alberton is situated 4 km west of Union.

Elsburg

Suburb

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Elsburg is a town in Ekurhuleni in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is a town some 6 km south-east of Germiston. Elsburg is situated 4½ km northeast of Union.

Germiston

Town

Photo: PretoriaTravel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Germiston, also known as kwaDukathole, is a city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa, administratively forming part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since the latter's establishment in 2000. Germiston is situated 5 km north of Union.

Union

Type: Railway station
Categories: station and transportation
Location: Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.27045° or 26° 16′ 14″ south

Longitude

28.16271° or 28° 9′ 46″ east

Elevation

1,589 metres (5,213 feet)

Network

Metrorail Gauteng

Open location code

5G5CP5H7+R3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4332548393

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=station

GeoNames ID

945974

Wikidata ID

Q124425215

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Union” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Union”
French: “gare de Union”
French: “Union”
Turkish: “Union”

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