Cape Flats Line Explained

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Cape Flats Line
Type:Commuter rail
System:Metrorail Western Cape
Status:Operational
Locale:Cape Town, South Africa
Start:Cape Town
End:Retreat
Stations:16
Owner:PRASA
Operator:Metrorail
Stock:X'Trapolis Mega
Tracks:2
Electrification:Overhead catenary
Map State:collapsed

The Cape Flats Line is a commuter rail line in Cape Town, South Africa, operated by Metrorail Western Cape. It connects central Cape Town with the suburbs of Pinelands, Athlone, Lansdowne, Ottery, Southfield, Healthfield and Retreat.

Route

The Cape Flats Line service begins at the central Cape Town railway station, from which it runs east along the Cape Town–Bellville main line as far as Maitland. After Maitland station it goes off to the south, passing along the western edge of Pinelands before crossing under the N2 freeway and over the Black River. It then continues south through Athlone and Lansdowne, and then south-west through Ottery and Southfield, before joining the Southern Line route at Heathfield. Services on the Cape Flats Line terminate at occasionally at Heathfield, with the line terminus being Retreat.[1]

Operation

The line is made up of double track, electrified with 3,000 V DC overhead catenary. Services are operated by electric multiple units of X'Trapolis Mega

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Timetables . Metrorail Western Cape . 31 August 2015.