Russel Road Switching Station

Russel Road Switching Station is an electrical substation in Gauteng, South Africa. Russel Road Switching Station is situated nearby to the park Germiston Lake, as well as near the swimming pool Oakwood Mews Pool.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rand Airport and Germiston Stadium.

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.

Germiston Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Bohemian Revolution, Public domain.

Germiston Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Germiston, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for rugby matches and track events. Germiston Stadium is the home stadium of Germiston Simmer Rugby Club and Germiston Football Club. Germiston Stadium is situated 1½ km northeast of Russel Road Switching Station.

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 northwest of Russel Road Switching Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Germiston and Elsburg.

Germiston

Town

Photo: PretoriaTravel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Germiston, also known as kwaDukathole, is a city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa, administratively forming part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since the latter's establishment in 2000.

Elsburg

Suburb

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Elsburg is a town in Ekurhuleni in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is a town some 6 km south-east of Germiston. Elsburg is situated 4 km east of Russel Road Switching Station.

Alberton

Town

Photo: Anton Ferreira, Public domain.

Alberton is a town situated on the southern part of the East Rand of the Gauteng Province in South Africa, just south-east of the major urban centre of Johannesburg. Alberton is situated 5 km southwest of Russel Road Switching Station.

Russel Road Switching Station

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.23592° or 26° 14′ 9″ south

Longitude

28.16224° or 28° 9′ 44″ east

Open location code

5G5CQ576+JV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 456765005

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