Observatory railway station
Observatory railway station is a Metrorail station serving the suburb of Observatory in Cape Town. It is served by trains on the Southern Line. The station is located under the Station Road bridge.Photo: Rotsee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: Metrorail station on the Southern Line
- Also known as: “Observatory Metrorail Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Observatory War Memorial and Hartleyvale Stadium.
Observatory War Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Observatory War Memorial is situated 170 metres west of Observatory railway station.
Hartleyvale Stadium
Recreation area
Photo: Axxter99, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hartleyvale Stadium is a field hockey stadium in Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa. It was previously used as a soccer stadium by Cape Town City in the National Football League era, as well as by Hellenic during the late 1980s. Hartleyvale Stadium is situated 380 metres east of Observatory railway station.
Groote Schuur Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Danie van der Merwe, CC BY 2.0.
Groote Schuur Hospital is a public teaching hospital situated on the slopes of Devil's Peak in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. It was founded in 1938 and is famous for being the institution where the first human-to-human heart transplant took place on the 3rd December 1967, conducted by surgeon Christiaan Barnard on the patient Louis Washkansky. Groote Schuur Hospital is situated 1 km southwest of Observatory railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Observatory and Mowbray.
Observatory
Suburb
Observatory is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, colloquially known as Obs. Bordered by Mowbray to the south and Salt River to the northwest, the area is best known as a student neighbourhood associated with the nearby University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital.
Mowbray
Suburb
Photo: Zaian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mowbray is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa and lies on the slopes of Devil's Peak. Mowbray is at a junction of several major Cape Town freeways and has an important multi-modal public transport interchange at Mowbray railway station.
Salt River
Suburb
Salt River is a suburb of Cape Town, located near Table Bay, to the east of Cape Town CBD. The area is noted for its association with the clothing and textiles industry. The name Salt River is a translation of the Dutch "Soutrivier".
Observatory railway station
- Categories: station located on surface, station, and transportation
- Location: South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.93796° or 33° 56′ 17″ southLongitude
18.4715° or 18° 28′ 17″ eastOpen location code
4FRW3F6C+RJOpenStreetMap ID
node 25537975OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q7075475
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In Other Languages
“Observatory railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Observatory”
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Highlights include Observatory Station and Chinese Martial Arts & Health Centre.
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