Mutual railway station
Mutual railway station is a Metrorail commuter rail station located between the suburbs of Maitland and Pinelands in Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated next to the South African headquarters of the Old Mutual, from which it takes its name. Mutual is a particularly busy station because it is the junction at which the Central Line towards Mitchell's Plain and Khayelitsha diverges from the Northern Line main line to Bellville.
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Location | Mutual Way, Pinelands 7405, Cape Town South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°55′18″S 18°30′53″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | PRASA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 side, 1 island, 1 island containing a bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station is divided into two parts, connected by a platform-to-platform bridge. To the north there is a side platform and an island platform, serving three tracks of the Northern Line; to the south, an island platform containing a single bay, serving three tracks of the Central Line.[1] There is a station building on either side of the tracks.
Notable places nearby
- Old Mutual South African headquarters
- Maitland Cemetery
- Pinelands Jewish Cemetery
- Conradie Hospital
- College of Cape Town Pinelands campus
Services
Preceding station | Metrorail Western Cape | Following station | ||
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Woltemade towards Cape Town |
Northern Line services via Mutual |
Thornton | ||
Ysterplaat towards Cape Town |
Central Line services via Mutual |
Langa |
References
- Omar, Dullah (11 August 2000). Speech at the official launch of the revamped Mutual station, Cape Town (Speech). Cape Town. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2010.