Johannesburg Park station

Johannesburg Park Station is the central railway station in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, and the largest railway station in Africa. It is located between the Central Business District and Braamfontein, in the block bordered by Rissik, Wolmarans, Wanderers, and Noord Streets. Park Station lies on the main Witwatersrand railway line that runs East-West from Krugersdorp to Germiston. The first four stations to the east are Doornfontein, Ellis Park, Jeppe and George Goch Stations.

Johannesburg Park Station
Railway station
General information
LocationRissik Street, Johannesburg
Coordinates26°11′50″S 28°2′31″E
Owned byPRASA
Line(s)Shosholoza Meyl:
  Johannesburg–Port Elizabeth
  Johannesburg–Durban
  Johannesburg–Cape Town
  Johannesburg–East London
  Johannesburg–Komatipoort
  Johannesburg–Musina

Premier Classe:

  Johannesburg–Cape Town
  Johannesburg–Durban

Gautrain:

  North–South Line

Metrorail:

  Johannesburg–Naledi
  Johannesburg–Daveyton
  Johannesburg–Pretoria
  Johannesburg–Vereeniging
  Johannesburg–Oberholzer
  Johannesburg–Randfontein
  Johannesburg–Springs
ConnectionsRea Vaya BRT
Construction
ArchitectGordon Leith
History
Opened1897
Rebuilt1946

Park Station is the centre of the Witwatersrand Metrorail network, with daily commuter rail services running west to Carletonville, Randfontein and Soweto; east to Springs, Nigel and Daveyton; north to Pretoria and south to Vereeniging. Park Station is also the terminus of Shosholoza Meyl long-distance services to Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London, Bloemfontein via Kimberley, Komatipoort via Nelspruit and Musina via Polokwane.

The southern terminus of the Gautrain rapid-rail service is located underground, in a separate station adjacent to the existing main-line station.

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