Port Elizabeth railway station

Port Elizabeth railway station is a railway station, located in Gqeberha, South Africa. In 1873, Prime Minister John Molteno of the Cape Colony commenced work on connecting Port Elizabeth to the developing national railway network, resulting in the station complex being located in the historic central district, near the harbour.

Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in South Africa
Also known as: “Port Elizabeth Railway Station”
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Campanile (Port Elizabeth) and Gqeberha Main Public Library.

Campanile (Port Elizabeth)

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Campanile (Port Elizabeth) is situated 110 metres southeast of Port Elizabeth railway station.

Gqeberha Main Public Library

Library

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Port Elizabeth Main Public Library is both a historic monument and public library. The building is situated at the northwestern corner of Market square in central Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Gqeberha Main Public Library is situated 260 metres southwest of Port Elizabeth railway station.

Mandela Bay Theatre Complex

Theater building

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Mandela Bay Theatre Complex, formerly the Port Elizabeth Opera House, is a theatre in Gqeberha, South Africa. It opened in 1892 and is a proclaimed a national monument since 1980. Mandela Bay Theatre Complex is situated 360 metres southwest of Port Elizabeth railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Elizabeth and Humewood.

Port Elizabeth

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Gqeberha is South Africa's fifth largest city. It is on the Indian Ocean coast half-way between Cape Town and Durban, in the Eastern Cape, about 260 km from Knysna. It lives up to its reputation as the friendly city and the windy city.