Tshiawelo
Tshiawelo is a railway station in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,586 metres. Tshiawelo is situated nearby to the suburb Protea Glen, as well as near the town Lenasia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Avalon Cemetery and Walter Sisulu Square.
Avalon Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Steamhunter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avalon Cemetery is one of the largest graveyards in South Africa. It was opened in 1972, during the height of apartheid, as a graveyard exclusively for black people. Avalon Cemetery is situated 1¼ km southwest of Tshiawelo.
Walter Sisulu Square
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Walter Sisulu Square, formally known as the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, is located in the heart of Kliptown in Soweto, South Africa. This location was the site where, on 26 June 1955, the Congress of the People, met to draw up the Freedom Charter, an alternative vision to the repressive policies of the apartheid state. Walter Sisulu Square is situated 2½ km northeast of Tshiawelo.
Soweto Cricket Oval
Stadium
Soweto Cricket Oval is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, Gauteng. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of cricket, although it has also been used occasionally for football and local events. Soweto Cricket Oval is situated 2½ km north of Tshiawelo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Protea Glen and Lenasia.
Protea Glen
Suburb
Protea Glen is a township of the City of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa, located north of Lenasia and west of Soweto. The suburb was developed in the 1990s for middle-class residents. Protea Glen is situated 6 km west of Tshiawelo.
Lenasia
Town
Photo: WaseemLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lenasia, also known as Lenz, is a suburb south of Soweto in the Gauteng province, South Africa, originally created to house Indians. It is located in Region G of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Lenasia is situated 6 km southwest of Tshiawelo.
Zola
Suburb
Zola is a section of the Soweto township lying south of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa. A number of well-known public figures, mostly musicians call Zola their home and were born and bred there. Zola is situated 6 km northwest of Tshiawelo.
Tshiawelo
- Type: Railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.28909° or 26° 17′ 21″ southLongitude
27.87048° or 27° 52′ 14″ eastElevation
1,586 metres (5,203 feet)Network
Metrorail GautengOpen location code
5G59PV6C+95OpenStreetMap ID
node 9165976950OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
947929Wikidata ID
Q124425181
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to French—“Tshiawelo” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Tshiawelo”
- French: “gare de Tshiawelo”
- French: “Tshiawelo”
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