Midrand (Gautrain station)

Midrand Gautrain rapid transit station
Midrand station under construction in May 2010
Station statistics
Address	Old Pretoria Main Road Midrand, Gauteng 1685
Coordinates	25°59′43″S 28°08′05″E / 25.9954°S 28.1348°E / -25.9954; 28.1348
Lines	North-South Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	2011
Accessible
Services
Preceding station   Gautrain   Following station Marlboro toward Park Station North-South Line opens 2011 Centurion toward Hatfield

Midrand is a metro station on the Gautrain rapid transit system in Midrand, Gauteng. It is expected to open in 2011 as part of the second phase of the Gautrain project.

Location

Midrand station is located the in the area of the same name within Region A of the City of Johannesburg. One of the City's metropolitan nodes, of secondary importance within the metropolitan area, the Midrand district is expected to become the hub of activity in far north Johannesburg, near the border with the City of Tshwane, which contains the administrative capital city of Pretoria.^[1] Near the station are the well-known Gallagher Convention Centre and Kyalami race track. Further, the station lies adjacent to Grand Central Airport, one of Gauteng's secondary airports; the opening of Gautrain's second phase will link the airport to the busier OR Tambo International Airport, albeit with a transfer at Sandton.^[2]

Transit-oriented development

In common with other Gautrain stations, Midrand station will act as the focal point of transit-oriented development. The most prominent of the initiatives near the station is the Zonk'izizwe development, which will be situated on the eastern side of the railway alignment and will have a town centre, commercial, and residential precincts surrounding Grand Central Airport.^[3] Further south is the Waterfall development, which will encompass a far larger undeveloped site along the N1 between Allendale Road and the N3. Waterfall will include standard residential and commercial districts but will also contain a retirement centre, cemetery, Islamic centre, and industrial zones.^[3]

Station layout

Midrand station will have two tracks with two side platforms. Parking for 800 cars.^[4]

Services

Upon its opening in 2011, trains on the North-South Line of the Gautrain system will serve Midrand station, running northbound to Pretoria and Hatfield and southbound to Sandton and Johannesburg Park Station. In addition, Midrand is expected to have four integrated feeder bus routes to Vorna Valley (MID1), Randjespark (MID2), Noordwyk (MID3), and Kyalami Estates (MID4).^[5]

References

1. ^ Midrand Gautrain station page 5 South African Cities Network Retrieved 10 June 2010
2. ^ Midrand Gautrain station page 6 South African Cities Network Retrieved 10 June 2010
3. ^ ^{a b} Midrand Gautrain station page 7 South African Cities Network Retrieved 10 June 2010
4. ^ "Gautrain Spur Line". Terry Farrell and Partners. http://www.terryfarrell.co.uk/#/project/0101/. 
5. ^ Midrand station feeder bus routes Gautrain Retrieved 21 June 2010

External links

• Official Gautrain site