Wits Bus Station

Wits Bus Station is a bus station in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng. Wits Bus Station is situated nearby to the pitch ‘B’ Field, as well as near University of the Witwatersrand - Empire Road Entrance - Gate 6.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Johannesburg Planetarium and William Cullen Library.

Johannesburg Planetarium

Planetarium

Photo: Soul Train, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Johannesburg Planetarium is a planetarium owned by the University of the Witwatersrand, located on the University's East Campus in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. It was the first full-sized planetarium in Africa, and the second in the southern hemisphere. Johannesburg Planetarium is situated 340 metres south of Wits Bus Station.

William Cullen Library

Library

Photo: Heather Elke, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The William Cullen Library is a library located on the East Campus of the University of the Witwatersrand, in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Opened in March 1934, it stands as one of the university’s oldest and architecturally distinguished buildings, now serving as a research and special collections hub. William Cullen Library is situated 590 metres south of Wits Bus Station.

Lawson Pinnacle

Obelisk

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lawson Pinnacle is an obelisk, which is situated 540 metres southwest of Wits Bus Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parktown and Braamfontein.

Parktown

Suburb

Photo: Paul venter, Public domain.

Parktown is a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the first suburb north of the inner city. It is affectionately known as one of the Parks, others including Parkview, Parkwood, Westcliff, Parktown North, Parkhurst and Forest Town.

Braamfontein

Suburb

Braamfontein is a central suburb of Johannesburg, in South Africa, seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and some of South Africa's major corporations.

Richmond

Neighborhood

Richmond is a small, centrally located suburb in Johannesburg whose Edwardian, Art Deco and Mid Century Modern houses are being both gentrified and torn down.

Wits Bus Station

Type: Bus station
Categories: building, station, and transportation
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.18539° or 26° 11′ 7″ south

Longitude

28.02866° or 28° 1′ 43″ east

Operator

Rea Vaya

Network

Rea Vaya

Open location code

5G5CR27H+RF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1564917681

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=bus_station

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ‘B’ Field and Gym and Squash courts.

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