Battery
Battery is a railway station in Randfontein Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,661 metres. Battery is situated nearby to the town Randfontein.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Randfontein and Munsieville.
Randfontein
Town
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Randfontein is a gold mining town in the West Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, 40 km west of Johannesburg. With the Witwatersrand gold rush in full swing, mining financier JB Robinson bought the farm Randfontein and, in 1889, floated the Randfontein Estates Gold Mining Company. Randfontein is situated 6 km south of Battery.
Munsieville
Suburb
Munsieville is a township situated in the Krugersdorp area in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It grew out of the informal settlements inhabited by mine laborers on the outskirts of the original mining town of Krugersdorp. Munsieville is situated 8 km northeast of Battery.
Azaadville
Suburb
Azaadville is a town in South Africa located in Mogale City in the West Rand region of Gauteng province of South Africa. Azaadville is situated 9 km southeast of Battery.
Battery
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Battery Siding”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Randfontein Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.11637° or 26° 6′ 59″ southLongitude
27.68587° or 27° 41′ 9″ eastElevation
1,661 metres (5,449 feet)Open location code
5G59VMMP+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 247644568OpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
1020844
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