Durban

Durban is a railway stop in Ethekwini, KwaZulu-Natal. Durban is situated nearby to the park Old Fort, as well as near the sports venue Kingsmead Cricket Ground.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Durban railway station and Kingsmead Cricket Ground.

Durban railway station

Railway station

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Durban railway station is the central railway station in the city of Durban, South Africa, located between Umgeni Road and NMR Avenue / Masabalala Yengwa Avenue just to the north of the central business district.

Kingsmead Cricket Ground

Sports venue

Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.

Kingsmead Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Its stated capacity is 25,000, although grass terracing makes up part of the viewing area. Kingsmead Cricket Ground is situated 720 metres southeast of Durban.

Old Fort

Park

Photo: Mariannebritsstrodl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Old Fort is a fort built in Durban, South Africa by Captain Thomas Charlton Smith's troops in 1842 as part of a visibility campaign by the British Empire to prevent Boers from establishing a republic in Natal. Old Fort is situated 710 metres southeast of Durban.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greyville and North Beach.

Greyville

Suburb

Greyville is an area in Durban, South Africa. It is on the flat land west of the Durban city centre, at the foot of the Berea. It includes the Greyville Racecourse.

North Beach

Suburb

North Beach is a residential area in central Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Windermere

Suburb

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Windermere is a suburb in the heart of Durban, South Africa, situated approximately 2 kilometres north of the city centre. The area includes the restaurant district of Florida Road and the factory shop district of Stamford Hill Road.

Durban

Type: Railway stop
Also known as: “Central Station”, “Durban Central”, and “Durban Central Station”
Categories: transport stop and transportation
Location: Ethekwini, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-29.8451° or 29° 50′ 42″ south

Longitude

31.02249° or 31° 1′ 21″ east

Elevation

23 metres (75 feet)

Open location code

5G2H523C+XX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9149875997

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

GeoNames ID

1007310

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