Cape Flats Line

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 and Retreat.

Cape Flats Line
Overview
Type	Commuter rail
System	Metrorail Western Cape
Status	Operational
Locale	Cape Town, South Africa
Termini	Cape Town Retreat
Stations	16
Operation
Owner	PRASA
Operator(s)	Metrorail
Rolling stock	Class 5M2
Technical
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Overhead catenary
Route map 0:00 Cape Town N2 (Eastern Boulevard) Northern & Central Lines via Ysterplaat 0:03 Woodstock 0:06 Salt River Southern Line Salt River M5 (Black River Parkway) 0:08 Koeberg Road 0:10 Maitland Northern Line 0:13 Ndabeni 0:16 Pinelands Central Line N2 (Settlers Way) Black River 0:18 Hazendal 0:21 Athlone 0:23 Crawford 0:25 Lansdowne 0:28 Wetton 0:30 Ottery M5 (Prince George Drive) 0:34 Southfield Diep River Southern Line 0:38 Heathfield 0:40 Retreat Southern Line

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 branches 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, except for a few trains per day which continue along the Southern Line to Fish Hoek.[1]

Operation

The line is made up of double 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) track, electrified with 3,000 V DC overhead catenary. Services are operated mostly by electric multiple units of Class 5M2.

References

1. "Timetables". Metrorail Western Cape. Retrieved 31 August 2015.