Rosebank railway station

This article is about the Metrorail station in Cape Town. For the Gautrain station in Johannesburg, see Rosebank (Gautrain station).
Rosebank
Metrorail station
Location Ryan Road, Rosebank 7700
Coordinates 33°57′17″S 18°28′23″E / 33.9547°S 18.4731°E / -33.9547; 18.4731Coordinates: 33°57′17″S 18°28′23″E / 33.9547°S 18.4731°E / -33.9547; 18.4731
Owned by PRASA
Line(s)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections UCT Jammie Shuttle (within walking distance)
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking approx. 50 spaces
Services
Preceding station   Metrorail   Following station
towards Cape Town
Southern Line
towards Simon's Town
Location
Location in the Cape metropolitan area

Rosebank railway station is a Metrorail station on the Southern Line in Rosebank, a suburb of Cape Town. It is located between Main Road and Liesbeek Parkway; on the west side it is accessible from Ryan Road and Hope Road, while on the east side it is accessible from Lower Nursery Road.

Rosebank is the closest railway station to the main campus of the University of Cape Town, being located only 300 metres (1,000 ft) from the university's Jammie Shuttle bus stop at Tugwell Hall residence.

The station was renovated in 2015.

The station has two high-level side platforms, connected by a pedestrian subway under the tracks. In normal operation, Platform 1 (the western platform) is used for trains travelling towards Cape Town, while Platform 2 (the eastern platform) is used for trains travelling towards Simon's Town.

Notable places nearby

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