Nancefield Traction Substation

Nancefield Traction Substation is an electrical substation in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng. Nancefield Traction Substation is situated near the fitness club Virgin Active, as well as near the government office Johanesburg metro office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Maponya Mall and Regina Mundi Catholic Church.

Maponya Mall

Commercial area

Maponya Mall is a shopping centre in Soweto, South Africa. The 65,000 square-metre development cost R650m to build and officially opened in September 2007. Maponya Mall is situated 280 metres northeast of Nancefield Traction Substation.

Regina Mundi Catholic Church

Church

Photo: Moongateclimber, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Regina Mundi, designed by architect Anthony Noel Errol Slaven, is the largest Roman Catholic church in South Africa. It is located in Rockville, Soweto, a populous black urban residential area within the city of Johannesburg. Regina Mundi Catholic Church is situated 1½ km west of Nancefield Traction Substation.

Mandela House

Museum

Photo: Moongateclimber, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Nelson Mandela National Museum, commonly referred to as Mandela House, is the house on Vilakazi Street, Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa where Nelson Mandela lived from 1946 to 1962. Mandela House is situated 2½ km northeast of Nancefield Traction Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Soweto and Dobsonville.

Soweto

Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Soweto is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Soweto is an increasingly popular destination for travellers from around the world, and is home of the Nelson Mandela National Museum.

Dobsonville

Suburb

Dobsonville is a township in greater Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies to the west of Meadowlands, a part of Diepmeadow, and is adjacent to Mofolo North and Zondi, which are suburbs of Soweto on its southern border. Dobsonville is situated 5 km northwest of Nancefield Traction Substation.

Zola

Suburb

Zola is a section of the Soweto township lying south of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa. A number of well-known public figures, mostly musicians call Zola their home and were born and bred there. Zola is situated 7 km west of Nancefield Traction Substation.

Nancefield Traction Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.25997° or 26° 15′ 36″ south

Longitude

27.89882° or 27° 53′ 56″ east

Open location code

5G59PVRX+2G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 875560130

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Virgin Active and Johanesburg metro office.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Maponya DLTC and Foschini.

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