Cape Town Station

Cape Town railway station is the main railway station of the city of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located along Adderley and Strand Streets, in the city's central business district.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cape Town Civic Centre and Cape Town City Hall.

Cape Town Civic Centre

Town hall

Photo: Vectorebus, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Cape Town Civic Centre, often referred to simply as the Civic Centre, is a 26 story high-rise building in the Foreshore area of Cape Town, South Africa. Cape Town Civic Centre is situated 210 metres northeast of Cape Town Station.

Cape Town City Hall

Town hall

Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cape Town City Hall is a large Edwardian building, built in 1905, and located in Cape Town's city centre. It is located on the Grand Parade, to the west of the Castle, and is built from honey-coloured oolitic limestone, imported from Bath in England. Cape Town City Hall is situated 440 metres southwest of Cape Town Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Town and Foreshore.

Cape Town

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Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. The capital of Western Cape Province, it is also the legislative capital of the nation. Cape Town is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.

Foreshore

Suburb

The Foreshore is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. Situated next to Cape Town CBD, it contains numerous modern office towers, cultural venues, and the Port of Cape Town.

Bo-Kaap

Neighborhood

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa, formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre, and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

Cape Town Station

Type: Railway station
Address: Adderley Street
Categories: building and transportation
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.92263° or 33° 55′ 22″ south

Longitude

18.42718° or 18° 25′ 38″ east

Inception

1863

Levels

Operator

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)

Open location code

4FRW3CGG+WV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 424212273

OpenStreetMap feature

building=train_station

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