Bellville railway station

Bellville mainline railway station is a railway station in the town of Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa. It is the second-biggest station in the Metrorail Western Cape railway network, after the Cape Town terminus. All trains on Metrorail's Northern Line pass through Bellville, and one branch of the Central Line also terminates there. It is also a stop for Shosholoza Meyl trains that terminate in Cape Town.

Bellville
Railway station
General information
LocationDurban Road, Bellville, 7530, Western Cape
South Africa
Coordinates33°54′23″S 18°37′39″E / 33.9065°S 18.6275°E / -33.9065; 18.6275
Owned byPRASA
Line(s)Shosholoza Meyl: Metrorail:
Platforms1 side platform, 4 islands, and 1 island containing 2 bays
Tracks11
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Location
Bellville is located in Cape Town
Bellville
Bellville
Location in Cape Metrorail
Bellville is located in South Africa
Bellville
Bellville
Location in South Africa
Bellville Station 2018

Bellville Station is a major terminus for Golden Arrow buses; it also has a large minibus taxi rank. To the south of the station is Transnet Freight Rail's main marshalling yard for the Cape Town area.

The station building is on the northern side of the tracks, attached to a side platform. There are four island platforms and an island containing two bays for trains traveling to and from Cape Town. The platforms are linked by two pedestrian tunnels.

Notable places nearby

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Services

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Preceding station Shosholoza Meyl Following station
Huguenot
towards Johannesburg
Johannesburg–Cape Town Cape Town
Terminus
Cape Town
Terminus
Cape Town–East London Huguenot
towards East London
Preceding station Metrorail Western Cape Following station
Oosterzee
towards Cape Town
Northern Line
services via Monte Vista
Terminus
Tygerberg
towards Cape Town
Northern Line
Wellington service
Stikland
towards Wellington
Northern Line
Stellenbosch service
Kuils River
towards Muldersvlei
Northern Line
Strand service
Kuils River
towards Strand
Sarepta
towards Cape Town
Central Line
Bellville service
Terminus