Phefani
Phefani is a railway station in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,651 metres. Phefani is situated nearby to the museum Mandela House, as well as near the suburb Dobsonville.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mandela House and Orlando Amstel Arena.
Mandela House
Museum
Photo: Moongateclimber, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nelson Mandela National Museum, commonly referred to as Mandela House, is the house on Vilakazi Street, Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa, where Nelson Mandela lived from 1946 to 1962. Mandela House is situated 550 metres southeast of Phefani.
Orlando Amstel Arena
Stadium
Photo: 2010 World Cup - Shine 2010, CC BY 2.0.
Orlando Stadium, officially known as Orlando Amstel Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, a township in Johannesburg, in Gauteng province in South Africa. Orlando Amstel Arena is situated 2 km east of Phefani.
Orlando East Library
Library
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orlando East Public Library is the oldest library in Soweto in South Africa. Orlando East Library is situated 1½ km east of Phefani.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soweto and Dobsonville.
Soweto
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Soweto is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Soweto is an increasingly popular destination for travellers from around the world, and is home of the Nelson Mandela National Museum.
Dobsonville
Suburb
Dobsonville is a township in greater Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies to the west of Meadowlands, a part of Diepmeadow, and is adjacent to Mofolo North and Zondi, which are suburbs of Soweto on its southern border. Dobsonville is situated 4 km west of Phefani.
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 7 km west of Phefani.
Phefani
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Phefeni”
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-26.2351° or 26° 14′ 6″ southLongitude
27.90482° or 27° 54′ 17″ eastElevation
1,651 metres (5,417 feet)Network
Metrorail GautengOpen location code
5G59QW73+XWOpenStreetMap ID
node 247644793OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
965502Wikidata ID
Q124425228
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to French—“Phefani” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Phefani”
- French: “gare de Phefani”
- French: “Phefani”
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