Germiston
Germiston is a railway station in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Germiston is situated nearby to the government office City of Ekurhuleni Finance Head Office, as well as near the theater building Dumisani Masilela Theatre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 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
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-26.2098° or 26° 12′ 35″ southLongitude
28.16768° or 28° 10′ 4″ eastNetwork
Metrorail GautengOpen location code
5G5CQ5R9+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 7055183232OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q124425117
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Germiston” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Germiston”
- French: “gare de Germiston”
- French: “Germiston”
- Turkish: “Germiston Garı”
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