Fish Hoek railway station

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Fish Hoek
Metrorail station
Bahnhof Fish Hoek Gleisseite.jpg
General information
LocationMain Road, Fish Hoek, 7975, Cape Town
South Africa
Coordinates 34°08′14″S18°25′57″E / 34.1371°S 18.4324°E / -34.1371; 18.4324
Owned by PRASA
Line(s)
Platforms3 (1 side platform, 1 island)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
Opened1 December 1890
Services
Preceding station Metrorail Western Cape Following station
Kalk Bay
towards Cape Town
Southern Line Sunny Cove
towards Simon's Town
Location
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Fish Hoek
Location in Cape Town
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Fish Hoek
Location in South Africa

Fish Hoek railway station is a railway station in Fish Hoek, Cape Town, South Africa. The station opened on 1 December 1890 as the first station on the extension from Kalk Bay to Simon's Town, the present-day terminus. It was electrified in 1928. [1] Fish Hoek is served by Southern Line services operated by Metrorail. [2] [3]

Due to the line converging to single-track south of Fish Hoek, many trains terminate at the station.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Boonzaaier, JNC (2008). Tracks Across the Veld. ISBN   978-0-620-41711-2.
  2. "CAPE TOWN - WYNBERG - SIMON'S TOWN" (PDF). Metrorail. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. "SOUTHERN LINE Route: Schedules, Stops & Maps -". moovitapp.com. Retrieved 2020-04-11.

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