Hercules
Hercules is a railway station in City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,278 metres. Hercules is situated nearby to the suburb Roseville, as well as near Capital Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pretoria Zoo and Kruger House.
Pretoria Zoo
Zoo
Photo: NJR ZA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Zoological Garden of South Africa is an 80-hectare zoo located in Pretoria, South Africa. It is the national zoo of South Africa, and was founded by J. W. B. Gunning in 1899. Pretoria Zoo is one of the eight largest zoos in the world. Pretoria Zoo is situated 2½ km southeast of Hercules.
Kruger House
Museum
Photo: PHParsons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kruger House is the historical Pretoria residence of the Boer leader and President of the South African Republic, Paul Kruger. It was built in 1884 by architect Tom Claridge and builder Charles Clark. Kruger House is situated 3 km southeast of Hercules.
Ditsong National Museum of Natural History
Museum
Photo: Luckymelon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, formerly the Transvaal Museum, is a natural history museum situated in Pretoria, South Africa. It is located on Paul Kruger Street, between Visagie and Minnaar Streets, opposite the Pretoria City Hall. Ditsong National Museum of Natural History is situated 4 km southeast of Hercules.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roseville and Capital Park.
Roseville
Suburb
Roseville is a central-northern suburb of Pretoria, South Africa. The suburb straddles the Apies River. The suburb is light industrial to the west of the river and residential to the east of the river. The suburb includes Hillview High School.
Capital Park
Suburb
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capital Park is one of Pretoria's oldest and first suburbs and lies approximately 4 km north of the historic Church Square, behind the Pretoria National Zoo.
Daspoort
Suburb
Daspoort is an area in Pretoria, South Africa. It lies north-west of the Pretoria CBD. Daspoort is situated 2½ km northwest of Hercules.
Hercules
- Type: Railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-25.72428° or 25° 43′ 27″ southLongitude
28.1673° or 28° 10′ 2″ eastElevation
1,278 metres (4,193 feet)Network
Metrorail GautengOpen location code
5G6C75G8+7WOpenStreetMap ID
node 247644669OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
6295585Wikidata ID
Q124425256
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to French—“Hercules” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Hercules”
- French: “gare de Hercules”
- French: “Hercules”
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