Merafe
Merafe is a railway station in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,616 metres. Merafe is situated nearby to the suburb Zola, as well as near Protea Glen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Soweto Cricket Oval and Regina Mundi Catholic Church.
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 2 km east of Merafe.
Regina Mundi Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Moongateclimber, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Regina Mundi, designed by architect Anthony Noel Errol Slaven, is the largest Roman Catholic church in South Africa. It is located in Rockville, Soweto, a populous black urban residential area within the city of Johannesburg. Regina Mundi Catholic Church is situated 3½ km east of Merafe.
Protea Glen Mall
Shopping center
The Protea Glen Mall is a shopping mall in Protea Glen, in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa, which opened in September 2012. Built at a cost of approximately R360-380 million, the mall is located at the intersection of R558 and Protea Boulevard in the centre of Protea Glen, and has over 90 tenants. Protea Glen Mall is situated 4 km southwest of Merafe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zola and Protea Glen.
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.
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 3 km west of Merafe.
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 4½ km northeast of Merafe.
Merafe
- 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
-26.26212° or 26° 15′ 44″ southLongitude
27.84665° or 27° 50′ 48″ eastElevation
1,616 metres (5,302 feet)Network
Metrorail GautengOpen location code
5G59PRQW+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 247644759OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
977031Wikidata ID
Q124425296
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to French—“Merafe” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Merafe”
- French: “gare de Merafe”
- French: “Merafe”
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