Thornton
Thornton is a railway station in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Thornton is situated nearby to Tambotie Park, as well as near Pittosporum Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include SAS Wingfield and Mutual railway station.
SAS Wingfield
Military installation
SAS Wingfield is a South African Navy base, on the site of the World War II Wingfield Aerodrome in Cape Town. SAS Wingfield is situated 1 km north of Thornton.
Mutual railway station
Railway station
Mutual railway station is a Metrorail commuter rail station located between the suburbs of Maitland and Pinelands in Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated next to the South African headquarters of the Old Mutual, from which it takes its name. Mutual railway station is situated 2 km west of Thornton.
Windermere Secondary School
School
Windermere Secondary School is a school in Windermere, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Windermere Secondary School is situated 2 km northwest of Thornton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thornton and Ruyterwacht.
Thornton
Suburb
Thornton is a southern suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. Thornton is situated only 10 kilometres east of the city centre, adjacent to Pinelands. Like Pinelands, Thornton is a mainly residential suburb with an abundance of trees.
Ruyterwacht
Suburb
Ruyterwacht is a northern suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, bordering the industrial area of Epping and the formerly Cape Coloured neighborhood of Elsie's River as well as the GrandWest Casino.
Goodwood
Suburb
Goodwood is a suburb of Cape Town in the Western Cape, South Africa and is situated in the Tygerberg region of the City of Cape Town. It is 10 kilometres from Cape Town and accessible from the N1, N7 and N2 highways.
Thornton
- Type: Railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.91885° or 33° 55′ 8″ southLongitude
18.5325° or 18° 31′ 57″ eastNetwork
Metrorail Western CapeOpen location code
4FRW3GJM+F2OpenStreetMap ID
node 6863005236OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q124395869
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Thornton” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Thornton”
- French: “gare de Thornton”
- French: “Thornton”
- Turkish: “Thornton Garı”
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