Salt River
Salt River is a railway stop in Western Cape, South Africa. Salt River is situated nearby to Spencer Street Park, as well as near St Luke’s Parish Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Salt River and AFDA.
Salt River
Railway station
Photo: MB-one, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Salt River is situated 180 metres west of Salt River.
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 480 metres south 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
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.92733° or 33° 55′ 38″ southLongitude
18.46698° or 18° 28′ 1″ eastOpen location code
4FRW3FF8+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 4267071588OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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