Irene

Irene is a railway station in City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng. Irene is situated near the arts center Da Vinci’s Corner, as well as near the church St Martin’s in the field.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cornwall Hill College and Centurion Park.

Cornwall Hill College

School

Photo: Derek J Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cornwall Hill College is a private, boarding English medium co-educational preparatory and college in the suburb in Irene in Centurion in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Cornwall Hill College is situated 1¼ km east of Irene.

Centurion Park

Stadium

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Centurion Park is a cricket ground in Centurion in South Africa. It is also known as SuperSport Park since television company SuperSport bought shares in the stadium. Centurion Park is situated 3½ km northwest of Irene.

Southdowns College

School

Southdowns College, also known as SDC, is a private, English medium co-educational primary and high school situated in Irene, Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa. Southdowns College is situated 2½ km southwest of Irene.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Irene and Doringkloof.

Irene

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Irene is a village of 2,700 people on the outskirts of Centurion in Tshwane, South Africa. It is south of Pretoria. Irene is known for having been a home to the South African statesman and military leader Jan Smuts, and as the site of a concentration camp where the British imprisoned Boer women and children during the Second Anglo-Boer War.

Doringkloof

Suburb

Doringkloof is a residential suburb in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa, just east of the CBD. Doringkloof is situated 2½ km northwest of Irene.

Elardus Park

Suburb

Elardus Park is a residential suburb of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. It is located to the south of Waterkloof Ridge in a leafy, established area that is home to the city's medium expensive real estate. Elardus Park is situated 6 km northeast of Irene.

Irene

Type: Railway station
Also known as: “gare d’Irene”
Categories: station and transport
Location: City of Tshwane, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-25.8754° or 25° 52′ 31″ south

Longitude

28.22441° or 28° 13′ 28″ east

Network

Metrorail Gauteng

Open location code

5G6C46FF+RQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7058698266

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=station

Wikidata ID

Q124425276

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to French—“Irene” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Irene”
French: “Irene”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Da Vinci’s Corner and Irene Primary School.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Irene and Irene.

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