Germiston

Germiston is a railway station in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Germiston is situated near the government office City of Ekurhuleni Finance Head Office, as well as near the theater building Dumisani Masilela Theatre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Germiston Stadium and Rand Airport.

Germiston Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Bohemian Revolution, Public domain.

Germiston Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Germiston, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for rugby matches and track events. Germiston Stadium is the home stadium of Germiston Simmer Rugby Club and Germiston Football Club. Germiston Stadium is situated 2 km south of Germiston.

Rand Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Nolween, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rand Airport is an airport in Germiston, South Africa. It was constructed in the 1920s as the main airport for Johannesburg, but the city outgrew it and replaced the airport with Palmietfontein Airport in 1948. Rand Airport is situated 4 km southwest of Germiston.

Rand Refinery

Factory

Rand Refinery Limited is the world's largest integrated single-site precious metals refining and smelting complex. It was established in 1920 to refine gold within South Africa, which had previously been refined in London. Rand Refinery is situated 2 km southwest of Germiston.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Germiston and Primrose.

Germiston

Town

Photo: PretoriaTravel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Germiston, also known as kwaDukathole, is a city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa, administratively forming part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since the latter's establishment in 2000. Germiston is situated 2½ km southeast of Germiston.

Primrose

Suburb

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Primrose is a suburb of Germiston in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa. It is an old residential area built in the early 1900s, in response to the gold rush. Primrose is situated 3 km north of Germiston.

Bedfordview

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bedfordview is an affluent suburb in western Ekurhuleni, sharing an administrative boundary with the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. Bedfordview is situated 4½ km northwest of Germiston.

Germiston

Type: Railway station
Also known as: “gare de Germiston”
Categories: station and transport
Location: Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.2098° or 26° 12′ 35″ south

Longitude

28.16768° or 28° 10′ 4″ east

Network

Metrorail Gauteng

Open location code

5G5CQ5R9+33

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7055183232

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=station

Wikidata ID

Q124425117

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Germiston” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Germiston”
French: “Germiston”
Turkish: “Germiston Garı”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: City of Ekurhuleni Finance Head Office and Dumisani Masilela Theatre.

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