Gare de l’Est
The Gare de l'Est, also known as Kinshasa Est or Kinshasa Central Station, is a central railway station situated in the Gombe commune of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.- Type: Building
- Description: railway station in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Also known as: “Gare de l’Est, Kinshasa” and “Kinshasa East railway station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kinshasa Botanical Garden and Kinshasa General Hospital.
Kinshasa Botanical Garden
Garden
Photo: Leon Bilili, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kinshasa Botanical Garden, formerly known as the Fernand De Boeck Park and Parc de la Révolution, is a botanical garden located in Gombe, Kinshasa, in the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa Botanical Garden is situated 1½ km southwest of Gare de l’Est.
Kinshasa General Hospital
Hospital
Kinshasa General Hospital is a hospital located in the Gombe commune of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Before the ousting of President Mobutu Sese Seko, it was known as Mama Yemo Hospital after the president's mother. Kinshasa General Hospital is situated 1½ km southwest of Gare de l’Est.
Kinshasa Zoological Garden
Zoo
Photo: Reshlove, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kinshasa Zoological Garden, also known as Kinshasa Zoo, is an animal park located in the Gombe commune, next to the Kinshasa Grand Market and the Kinshasa General Hospital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa Zoological Garden is situated 1½ km southwest of Gare de l’Est.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinshasa and Brazzaville.
Kinshasa
Photo: Antoine Moens de Hase, CC BY 2.0.
Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It faces Brazzaville, the capital of the neighbouring Republic of the Congo, which can be seen in the distance across the wide Congo River.
Brazzaville
Photo: Prével EPOTA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brazzaville is the capital of the Republic of Congo, and serves as the financial and administrative center of the country. It can be a pleasant stopover to Pointe Noire or visits to the Congolese rain forests.
Gare de l’Est
- Category: railway station
- Location: Kinshasa, Kinshasa City, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-4.3005° or 4° 18′ 2″ southLongitude
15.31877° or 15° 19′ 8″ eastOpen location code
6F7QM8X9+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 57358777OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q3098110
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Venetian—“Gare de l’Est” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “金沙萨东站”
- French: “Gare centrale de Kinshasa”
- French: “gare de l’Est”
- French: “Gare de l’Est”
- French: “l’Est”
- Venetian: “stasion de l’Est”
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