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==Station layout==
==Station layout==
Centurion station has two tracks with two side platforms and parking for 2000 cars.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.terryfarrell.co.uk/#/project/0101/| title=Gautrain Spur Line| website=Terry Farrell and Partners| archiveurl=| archivedate=}}{{dead link|date=March 2016}}<!-- although this site was crawled by Archive.org, the page does not appear to have been saved properly and cannot be easily reconstructed from that archive --></ref> Due to high demand for parking and a lot of rail users having to park outside the station, the Bombela Consortium purchased additional land to build additional parking in Von Willich Avenue on the Northern side of the station.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/more-parking-bays-for-gautrain-users-1.1704484#.VYAzq9WqpBc| title=More parking bays for Gautrain users| website=IOL| date=17 June 2014| first=Kennedy| last=Mudzuli}}</ref>
Centurion station has two tracks with two side platforms and parking for 2000 cars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.terryfarrell.co.uk/#/project/0101/ |title=Gautrain Spur Line |website=Terry Farrell and Partners |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100726101240/http://www.terryfarrell.co.uk:80/ |archivedate=26 July 2010 |deadurl=yes }}<!-- although this site was crawled by Archive.org, the page does not appear to have been saved properly and cannot be easily reconstructed from that archive --></ref> Due to high demand for parking and a lot of rail users having to park outside the station, the Bombela Consortium purchased additional land to build additional parking in Von Willich Avenue on the Northern side of the station.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/more-parking-bays-for-gautrain-users-1.1704484#.VYAzq9WqpBc| title=More parking bays for Gautrain users| website=IOL| date=17 June 2014| first=Kennedy| last=Mudzuli}}</ref>


==Services==
==Services==

Revision as of 17:25, 28 March 2016

Centurion
Gautrain rapid transit station
The Centurion station as viewed from West Avenue
General information
LocationCorner of West Avenue and Hendrik Verwoerd Drive
Centurion, Gauteng
Line(s)Lua error in Module:Adjacent_stations at line 439: "title" is missing from the data page.
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
Opened2011
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station   Gautrain   Following station
Template:Gautrain lines

Centurion is a metro station on the Gautrain rapid transit system in Centurion, Gauteng. The station opened in August 2011 as part of the second phase of the Gautrain project.[1]

Location

Centurion station is located in the former independent municipality of Centurion, currently Tshwane south. The station is located adjacent to West Avenue which runs along the northern bank of Centurion Lake.

Transit-oriented development

In common with other Gautrain stations, Centurion station acts as the focal point of transit-oriented development. The most prominent of the initiatives near the station is the Centurion Symbio City development, which aims at developing the highest skyscraper in Africa in the middle of Centurion Lake.[2]

Station layout

Centurion station has two tracks with two side platforms and parking for 2000 cars.[3] Due to high demand for parking and a lot of rail users having to park outside the station, the Bombela Consortium purchased additional land to build additional parking in Von Willich Avenue on the Northern side of the station.[4]

Services

Trains on the North-South Line of the Gautrain system serve Centurion station, running northbound to Pretoria and Hatfield and southbound to Sandton and Johannesburg Park Station. In addition, Centurion has four integrated feeder bus routes to Highveld (CEN1), Rooihuiskraal (CEN2), Wierdapark (CEN3), and Southdowns (CEN4).[5]

References

  1. ^ "New Gautrain line officially opens". Business Report. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Africa's Tallest Building". 126 Group. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 27 April 2015 suggested (help)
  3. ^ "Gautrain Spur Line". Terry Farrell and Partners. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Mudzuli, Kennedy (17 June 2014). "More parking bays for Gautrain users". IOL.
  5. ^ "Gautrain Bus Route Maps: Centurion" (PDF). Gautrain. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.