Retreat

Retreat is a railway station in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Retreat is situated nearby to the coniferous forest Tokai Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meadowridge Library and Blue Route Mall.

Meadowridge Library

Library

Photo: Bl1zz4rd-editor, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Meadowridge Library is a public library in the suburb of Meadowridge, in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. In 2025, it had the 6th highest circulation of all libraries in the Western Cape. Meadowridge Library is situated 1¼ km north of Retreat.

Blue Route Mall

Shopping center

Blue Route Mall is a shopping mall situated in the predominantly residential neighborhood of Dreyersdal, in the Southern Suburbs region of Cape Town, South Africa. Blue Route Mall is situated 1½ km south of Retreat.

Tokai Park

Coniferous forest

Tokai Park, previously known as "Tokai Forest", is a small wing, about 600 ha, of the greater Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, South Africa. The park consists of two sections, upper and lower Tokai Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muizenberg and Kenwyn.

Muizenberg

Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY 2.5.

Muizenberg is a beachside suburb and former town, situated right at the bottom of the Southern Suburbs region of Cape Town, South Africa. Located where the shore of the Cape Peninsula curves round to the east on the False Bay coast, Muizenberg is considered…

Kenwyn

Neighborhood

Kenwyn is a residential suburb in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. It lies south of the N2 and alongside the M5 freeway. The surrounding suburbs include Wetton, Rondebosch East and Kenilworth. Kenwyn is situated 8 km northeast of Retreat.

Lansdowne

Suburb

Lansdowne is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa. situated 10 kilometres southeast of Cape Town City Centre, surrounded by the suburbs of Rondebosch East, Crawford, Wetton, Claremont, Kenwyn and Athlone. Lansdowne is situated 8 km northeast of Retreat.

Retreat

Type: Railway station
Also known as: “Retreat Station”
Category: transportation
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-34.05° or 34° 3′ south

Longitude

18.45° or 18° 27′ east

Elevation

22 metres (72 feet)

Open location code

4FQWXC2X+2X

GeoNames ID

3362524

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