Salt River
Salt River railway station is a Metrorail railway station in Salt River, Cape Town. It is the second station from the Cape Town terminus on the old main line to Bellville, and the junction where the Southern Line branches from the main line.Photo: MB-one, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: train station in Cape Town
- Also known as: “Salt River railway station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include AFDA and Community House.
AFDA
College
AFDA is a South African private tertiary education institution that offers higher certificates, undergraduate degrees, and postgraduate degrees in film, television, performance, business innovation, technology, radio and podcasting, and creative writing. AFDA is situated 540 metres southeast of Salt River.
Community House
Community center
Photo: Axxter99, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Community House situated in Salt River, Cape Town is a unique and historic site of living heritage. It has always been known as a site of activism from around the mid-1980s which has shaped and continues to shape the socio-political landscape of its extended communities. Community House is situated 750 metres southwest of Salt River.
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 1½ km south of Salt River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salt River and Observatory.
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
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.
Woodstock
Suburb
Woodstock is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, situated between the docks of Table Bay and the lower slopes of Devil's Peak. One of the city's oldest suburbs, Woodstock is located around 1 kilometre east of Cape Town CBD, the city's main economic hub.
Salt River
- Categories: elevated station, station, and transportation
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.92723° or 33° 55′ 38″ southLongitude
18.46502° or 18° 27′ 54″ eastOperator
MetrorailNetwork
Passenger Rail Agency of South AfricaOpen location code
4FRW3FF8+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 349078745OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q7405937
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to German—“Salt River” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Soutrivier-spoorwegstasie”
- French: “gare de Salt River”
- French: “Salt River”
- German: “Bahnhof Salt River”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salt River Station and Spencer Street Park.
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