East London railway station
East London railway station is the central railway station in the city of East London in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the terminus for Shosholoza Meyl inter-city trains to Johannesburg and Cape Town, and of a Metrorail commuter service to Mdantsane and Berlin.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in South Africa
- Also known as: “KuGompo City”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East London City Hall and Buffalo City Stadium.
East London City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Bfluff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East London City Hall is a town hall, which is situated 380 metres northwest of East London railway station.
Buffalo City Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Buffalo City Stadium is a multi-use stadium in East London, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for Rugby Union matches and is the home stadium of Border Bulldogs. Buffalo City Stadium is situated 1 km north of East London railway station.
Buffalo Park
Stadium
Buffalo Park is a cricket ground in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is one of the home grounds for the Warriors cricket team, and the principal home ground for Border. Buffalo Park is situated 1½ km northeast of East London railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quigney and East London.
Quigney
Suburb
Quigney is a suburb of East London in South Africa. It got its name from the "Gwygney River" according to the earliest maps of East London from September 1847 by William Jervois. The municipality started to sell plots "east of the Quigney River" after 1883.
East London
Photo: Bfluff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East London, officially KuGompo City since February 2026, is a city on the southeastern coast of South Africa, in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape Province.
East London railway station
- Categories: station located on surface, station, and transportation
- Location: Buffalo City, Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.01665° or 33° 1′ southLongitude
27.90775° or 27° 54′ 28″ eastNetwork
Metrorail Eastern CapeOpen location code
4GR9XWM5+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 9164184293OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q5328869
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to French—“East London railway station” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “East London”
- Chinese: “東倫敦車站”
- Chinese: “東倫敦鐵路站”
- French: “East London”
- French: “gare d’East London”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fleet Street and Department of Home Affairs.
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