Geldenhuys Traction Substation
Geldenhuys Traction Substation is an electrical substation in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Geldenhuys Traction Substation is situated nearby to the railway station Geldenhuis, as well as near the suburb Bedfordview.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rand Airport and Rand Refinery.
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 south of Geldenhuys Traction Substation.
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 southeast of Geldenhuys Traction Substation.
Eastgate Shopping Centre
Shopping center
Eastgate Shopping Centre is a super-regional shopping centre in Bedfordview, near Bedford Gardens and the Johannesburg city centre in Gauteng. It remains one of the largest centres in the country and is the fourth largest shopping centre in Gauteng, after Mall of Africa, Sandton City and Menlyn Park. Eastgate Shopping Centre is situated 4 km northwest of Geldenhuys Traction Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bedfordview and Primrose.
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 3½ km north of Geldenhuys Traction Substation.
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 4 km northeast of Geldenhuys Traction Substation.
Denver
Suburb
Denver is an industrial suburb in eastern Johannesburg, South Africa, on the railway to Germiston and Hoofrif Road, around 6 km east of City Hall. It borders Benrose to the west, Jeppestown and Malvern to the north, Cleveland to the east, and the François Oberholzer Freeway to the south. Denver is situated 4 km west of Geldenhuys Traction Substation.
Geldenhuys Traction Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-26.20782° or 26° 12′ 28″ southLongitude
28.13889° or 28° 8′ 20″ eastOpen location code
5G5CQ4RQ+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 456765004
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