Durban railway station

Durban railway station is the central railway station in the city of Durban, South Africa, located between Umgeni Road and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue just to the north of the central business district. It is the terminus of Shosholoza Meyl long-distance services from Johannesburg and Cape Town,[1] and the hub of a network of Metrorail commuter rail services that stretch as far as KwaDukuza (Stanger) to the north, Kelso to the south, and Cato Ridge inland.[2]

Durban
Railway station
Durban station seen from Moses Mabhida Stadium, 22 June 2011
Location65 Masabalala Yengwa Avenue, Durban 4000
Coordinates29°50′41″S 31°1′21″E
Owned byPRASA
Line(s)Metrorail:
  Old Main Line
  New Main Line
  Chatsworth Line
  kwaMashu–Umlazi Line
  North Coast Line
  South Coast Line
  Bluff Line
Shosholoza Meyl:
  Johannesburg–Durban
  Cape Town–Durban
Premier Classe:
  Johannesburg–Durban

Services
Preceding station   Metrorail   Following station
Berea Road
towards Pinetown
Old Main LineTerminus
Berea Road
towards Cato Ridge
New Main Line
Berea Road
towards Crossmoor
Chatsworth Line
Berea Road
towards Umlazi
kwaMashu–Umlazi Line
Moses Mabhida
towards kwaMashu
Berea Road
Terminus
North Coast Line
Moses Mabhida
towards Stanger
Berea Road
towards Kelso
South Coast LineTerminus
Berea Road
towards Wests
Bluff Line
Shosholoza Meyl
towards Johannesburg
Johannesburg–DurbanTerminus
towards Cape Town
Cape Town–Durban
Premier Classe
towards Johannesburg
Johannesburg–DurbanTerminus

References
  1. "Routes". Shosholoza Meyl. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  2. "2010 Local passenger rail routes of South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal (Durban)" (PDF). Metrorail. Retrieved 11 June 2010.


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