Northern Line (Cape Town)

Northern Line
Overview
Type Commuter rail
System Metrorail Western Cape
Status Operational
Locale Cape Town, South Africa
Termini Cape Town
Wellington
Muldersvlei
Strand
Stations 48
Services 4
Operation
Owner PRASA
Operator(s) Metrorail
Rolling stock Class 5M2
Technical
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification Overhead catenary
Route map
Legend
0:00 Cape Town
Eastern Boulevard (N2)
0:03 Woodstock
0:03 Esplanade
0:07 Salt River
( Southern Line )
0:09 Ysterplaat
Salt River
Black River Parkway (M5)
0:09 Koeberg Road
0:12 Maitland
( CFL, CL via Pinelands )
0:13 Kentemade
0:15 Woltemade
0:15 Century City

0:17 Mutual
( Central Line )
0:18 Acacia Park
0:20 Thornton
0:21 Monte Vista
0:22 Goodwood
0:24 Vasco
0:25 De Grendel
0:27 Elsies River
0:27 Avondale
0:30 Parow
0:30 Oosterzee
0:32 Tygerberg
0:33
0:00
Bellville
0:04 Stikland
( Central Line, Lavistown branch )
Kuils River Freeway (R300)
0:06 Kuils River
0:08 Brackenfell
0:11 Blackheath
0:13 Eikenfontein
0:15 Melton Rose
0:16 Kraaifontein
( to Malmesbury )
0:18 Eerste Rivier
0:24 Faure
0:25 Lynedoch
0:29 Vlottenburg
0:30 Firgrove
0:35 Stellenbosch
0:44 Du Toit
0:50 Koelenhof
0:56
0:27
Muldersvlei
0:33 Klapmuts
0:36 Somerset West
0:39 Van der Stel
Settlers Way (N2)
N1
0:42 Paarl
0:44 Strand
Berg River
0:47 Huguenot
0:50 Dal Josafat
0:54 Mbekweni
0:59 Wellington

The Northern Line is a commuter rail service in and around Cape Town, South Africa operated by Metrorail Western Cape. Northern Line services operate from central Cape Town to Bellville, and then from Bellville along three different routes. The first route runs along the main Cape TownDe Aar railway line to Paarl and Wellington. The second route passes through Stellenbosch to terminate at Muldersvlei station on the main line, while the third also passes through Somerset West to terminate in Strand.[1]

Route

Most Northern Line trains travel from Cape Town station along the old main line through Salt River, Maitland, Goodwood and Parow to Bellville station. Trains on the Wellington route continue from Bellville along the main line through Brackenfell and Kraaifontein, and then through the farmland outside the city to reach the towns of Paarl and Wellington.[2]

Other trains branch south-east after Bellville, passing through Kuils River to Eerste River; From there, some turn north to pass through Stellenbosch and terminate at Muldersvlei station on the main line, while others continue south-east through Somerset West along the line towards Caledon. Shortly after Somerset West they branch from this line to terminate at Strand on the False Bay coast.[2]

The Northern Line also includes a service along the relief main line from Cape Town past Century City and Monte Vista to Bellville.[2]

Station listing

The Northern line serves the following stations:[1]

Cape Town
Woodstock Esplanade
Salt River Ysterplaat
Koeberg Road Kentemade
Maitland Century City
Woltemade Akasia Park
Mutual Monte Vista
Thornton De Grendel
Goodwood Avondale
Vasco Oosterzee
Elsies River
Parow
Tygerberg
Bellville
Kuils River Stikland
Blackheath Brackenfell
Melton Rose Eikefontein
Eerste River Kraaifontein
Faure Lynedoch Muldersvlei
Firgrove Vlottenburg Klapmuts
Somerset West Stellenbosch Paarl
Van der Stel Du Toit Huguenot
Strand Koelenhof Dal Josafat
Muldersvlei Mbekweni
Wellington

Operation

The line is made up of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) track, electrified with 3,000 V DC overhead catenary; most of the routes are at least double track, except for the Strand and Stellenbosch lines beyond Eerste River. Services are operated mostly by electric multiple units of Class 5M2.

References

  1. 1 2 "Timetables". Metrorail Western Cape. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "2010 Local passenger rail routes of South Africa: Western Cape: Cape Town" (PDF). Metrorail. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
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