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.

Mutual
Metrorail station
LocationMutual Way, Pinelands 7405, Cape Town
South Africa
Coordinates33°55′18″S 18°30′53″E
Owned byPRASA
Line(s)
Platforms1 side, 1 island, 1 island containing a bay
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Route map
Northern Line
via Salt River
Central Line
via Ysterplaat

to Cape Town
Woltemade
Woltemade
Mutual

Central Line
to Langa

Northern Line
to Bellville
Location
Mutual
Location in Cape Town
Mutual
Location in South Africa

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
Woltemade
towards Cape Town
Northern Line
services via Mutual
Thornton
towards Wellington, Muldersvlei or Strand
Ysterplaat
towards Cape Town
Central Line
services via Mutual
Langa
towards Kapteinsklip, Chris Hani or Bellville

References

  1. 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.
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