Durban railway station
Durban railway station is the central railway station in the city of Durban, South Africa, located between Umgeni Road and NMR Avenue / Masabalala Yengwa Avenue just to the north of the central business district.Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Janekszy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: central railway station in Durban, South Africa
- Also known as: “Durban”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kingsmead Cricket Ground and Old Fort.
Kingsmead Cricket Ground
Sports venue
Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.
Kingsmead Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Its stated capacity is 25,000, although grass terracing makes up part of the viewing area. Kingsmead Cricket Ground is situated 700 metres southeast of Durban railway station.
Old Fort
Park
Photo: Mariannebritsstrodl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Old Fort is a fort built in Durban, South Africa by Captain Thomas Charlton Smith's troops in 1842 as part of a visibility campaign by the British Empire to prevent Boers from establishing a republic in Natal. Old Fort is situated 720 metres south of Durban railway station.
Greyville Racecourse
Stadium
Hollywoodbets Greyville Racecourse is a Thoroughbred horse race track in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The 2,800 metre pear-shaped turf track consists of several gradient features: it is run uphill from the 2,400 metre mark to the 1,800 metre mark, after which it slopes gently downward for approximately the next 800 metres then uphill again into the nearly flat 500 metre homestretch. Greyville Racecourse is situated 1 km northwest of Durban railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greyville and North Beach.
Greyville
Suburb
Greyville is an area in Durban, South Africa. It is on the flat land west of the Durban city centre, at the foot of the Berea. It includes the Greyville Racecourse.
North Beach
Suburb
North Beach is a residential area in central Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Windermere
Suburb
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Windermere is a suburb in the heart of Durban, South Africa, situated approximately 2 kilometres north of the city centre. The area includes the restaurant district of Florida Road and the factory shop district of Stamford Hill Road.
Durban railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Ethekwini, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-29.84484° or 29° 50′ 41″ southLongitude
31.02301° or 31° 1′ 23″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
5G2H524F+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 348954984OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q4851790
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Polish—“Durban railway station” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Durban”
- Chinese: “德班站”
- Chinese: “德班鐵路站”
- French: “Durban”
- French: “gare de Durban”
- Polish: “Durban (stacja kolejowa)”
- Polish: “Durban”
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Highlights include Trans Lux and Intercape.
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