Salt River railway station
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Salt River railway station is a Metrorail
railway station in Salt River
, Cape Town
. It is the second station from the Cape Town terminus
on the old main line to Bellville
, and the junction where the Southern Line branches from the main line. Services on all of Metrorail's lines pass through the station.
The station has three island platform
s and one side platform
, serving a total of seven tracks. The station building is located on Foundry Street to the south of the tracks.
Metrorail (Western Cape)
Metrorail Western Cape is a network of commuter and suburban rail services in the metropolitan area of Cape Town, South Africa. It is operated by Metrorail, which operates commuter rail service in the major cities of South Africa...
railway station in Salt River
Salt River, Cape Town
Salt River is a mainly industrial suburb of Cape Town located near Table Bay to the east of the city. It is named after a river of the same name, this being a continuation of the Black River. The name Salt River is a translation of the Dutch "Soutrivier"...
, Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
. It is the second station from the Cape Town terminus
Cape Town Railway 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....
on the old main line to Bellville
Bellville railway station
Bellville railway station is a railway station in the town of Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa. It is the second-biggest station in the Cape Town Metrorail railway network, after the Cape Town terminus. All trains on Metrorail's Northern Line pass through Bellville, and one branch of the...
, and the junction where the Southern Line branches from the main line. Services on all of Metrorail's lines pass through the station.
The station has three island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s and one side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
, serving a total of seven tracks. The station building is located on Foundry Street to the south of the tracks.