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Railway network of the Western Cape

This is a list of railway stations in the Western Cape province of South Africa, organised according to the various lines on which the stations are to be found.

Cape Main Line

The Cape Main Line runs from Cape Town towards the interior of the country, continuing out of the Western Cape to Kimberley and Johannesburg.

Station	City/town	Coordinates	Notes
Cape Town	Cape Town	33°55′20″S 18°25′37″E	Terminus; junction with suburban lines
Esplanade	Cape Town	33°55′25″S 18°26′42″E
Paarden Eiland	Cape Town	33°55′19″S 18°28′7″E
Ysterplaat	Cape Town	33°55′9″S 18°28′43″E
Kentemade	Cape Town	33°54′42″S 18°30′0″E
Century City	Cape Town	33°53′56″S 18°30′56″E
Acacia Park	Cape Town	33°53′40″S 18°31′45″E
Monte Vista	Goodwood	33°53′29″S 18°32′56″E
De Grendel	Parow	33°53′36″S 18°34′45″E
Avondale	Parow	33°53′51″S 18°35′37″E
Oosterzee	Parow	33°54′1″S 18°36′29″E
Bellville	Bellville	33°54′23″S 18°37′38″E	Major marshalling yard; junction with suburban lines and Stellenbosch loop line
Stikland	Bellville	33°54′15″S 18°39′28″E
Brackenfell	Brackenfell	33°52′52″S 18°41′19″E
Eikefontein	Kraaifontein	33°51′25″S 18°42′43″E	Junction with Malmesbury branch line
Kraaifontein	Kraaifontein	33°50′48″S 18°43′29″E
Muldersvlei		33°49′51″S 18°49′44″E	Junction with Stellenbosch loop line
Klapmuts	Klapmuts	33°48′22″S 18°52′13″E
Paarl	Paarl	33°45′55″S 18°57′56″E	Junction with Franschhoek branch line
Huguenot	Paarl	33°43′48″S 18°58′38″E
Dal Josafat	Paarl	33°42′18″S 18°58′53″E
Mbekweni	Mbekweni	33°40′28″S 18°59′10″E
Wellington	Wellington	33°38′2″S 18°59′35″E
Malan		33°34′44″S 18°58′59″E
Soetendal		33°30′33″S 18°58′54″E
Hermon		33°26′16″S 18°58′7″E	Junction with Porterville branch line
Voëlvlei		33°21′49″S 19°1′0″E
Gouda	Gouda	33°18′6″S 19°2′30″E
Tulbagh Road		33°19′14″S 19°6′0″E	Nearest station to Tulbagh
Artois		33°22′8″S 19°9′54″E
Wolseley	Wolseley	33°24′45″S 19°11′48″E	Junction with (closed) Ceres branch line
Romansrivier		33°28′25″S 19°12′7″E
Breërivier		33°31′25″S 19°12′32″E
Botha		33°33′58″S 19°15′22″E
Goudini Road		33°36′27″S 19°19′1″E
Chavonnes		33°37′31″S 19°22′32″E
Worcester	Worcester	33°38′22″S 19°26′28″E	Junction with line to Mossel Bay
De Wet		33°36′13″S 19°30′41″E
Sandhills		33°30′50″S 19°33′11″E
Orchard		33°29′15″S 19°37′51″E
De Doorns	De Doorns	33°28′58″S 19°39′54″E
Kleinstraat		33°23′45″S 19°57′24″E
Hugo		33°23′15″S 19°59′52″E
Touws River	Touws River	33°20′0″S 20°2′0″E	Junction with (closed & lifted) line to Ladismith
Draai		33°18′11″S 20°4′33″E
Jan de Boers		33°16′29″S 20°8′42″E
Quarry		33°15′48″S 20°12′50″E
Konstabel		33°15′39″S 20°17′24″E
Tweedside		33°14′55″S 20°22′6″E
Pieter Meintjes		33°15′8″S 20°26′0″E
Memorial		33°14′48″S 20°28′51″E
Bantams		33°14′41″S 20°31′41″E
Matjiesfontein	Matjiesfontein	33°13′54″S 20°34′57″E
Whitehill		33°14′3″S 20°38′10″E
Skeiding		33°13′12″S 20°41′7″E
Baviaan		33°12′12″S 20°44′32″E
Viskuil		33°12′1″S 20°48′10″E
Laingsburg	Laingsburg	33°11′53″S 20°51′39″E
Geelbek		33°11′11″S 20°55′44″E
Vleifontein		33°9′31″S 21°3′12″E
Ruiterskop		33°8′33″S 21°6′56″E
Wyke		33°7′55″S 21°11′25″E
Koup		33°7′30″S 21°16′10″E
Gemsbok		33°5′41″S 21°22′17″E
Ketting		33°4′41″S 21°25′31″E
Antjieskraal		33°3′48″S 21°30′0″E
Dwyka		33°2′46″S 21°32′41″E
Botesland		33°1′15″S 21°37′7″E
Prince Albert Road		32°59′4″S 21°41′15″E	Nearest station to Prince Albert
Weltevrede		32°55′38″S 21°44′59″E
Zwarts		32°53′59″S 21°50′1″E
Palmiet		32°52′35″S 21°54′28″E
Kruidfontein		32°51′5″S 21°57′20″E
Leeu-Gamka	Leeu-Gamka	32°46′29″S 21°58′43″E
Koetskop		32°42′56″S 22°3′0″E
Luttig		32°39′22″S 22°7′1″E
Viviers		32°36′10″S 22°11′50″E
Letjiesbos		32°33′46″S 22°16′14″E
Steins		32°30′17″S 22°22′24″E
Klipbank		32°27′12″S 22°27′5″E
Droërivier		32°24′41″S 22°31′33″E
Beaufort West	Beaufort West	32°20′59″S 22°34′40″E
Acacia		32°17′53″S 22°39′41″E
Lemoen		32°15′24″S 22°45′18″E
Renosterkop		32°12′31″S 22°51′18″E
Ysterrante		32°9′58″S 22°52′27″E
Riem		32°9′0″S 22°54′40″E
Juk		32°7′58″S 22°57′9″E
Nelspoort		32°6′50″S 23°0′13″E
Ganna		32°3′9″S 23°0′33″E
Kromrivier		31°58′56″S 23°1′4″E
Travalia		31°55′39″S 23°3′0″E	Line continues into the Northern Cape to Kimberley and Johannesburg

The following three stations are located between De Doorns and Kleinstraat on the old line over the Hex River Pass, and have been bypassed as a result of the construction of the Hex River Tunnels.

Station	Coordinates
Osplaas	33°26′49″S 19°42′59″E
Tunnel	33°26′26″S 19°45′57″E
Matroosberg	33°25′38″S 19°50′25″E

Atlantis branch line

This line branches from the Cape Main Line at Century City and runs north to the town of Atlantis.

Station	City/town	Coordinates	Notes
Century City	Cape Town	33°53′56″S 18°30′56″E	Junction with Cape Main Line
Chempet	Milnerton	33°51′38″S 18°31′45″E
Atlantis	Atlantis	33°35′47″S 18°27′21″E	Terminus

West Coast branch line

This line branches from the Cape Main Line at Kraaifontein and runs northwards through Malmesbury and Vredendal to Bitterfontein.

Station	City/town	Coordinates	Notes
Kraaifontein	Kraaifontein	33°50′48″S 18°43′29″E	Junction with Cape Main Line
Fisantkraal	Fisantekraal	33°47′7″S 18°42′44″E
Mellish		33°45′44″S 18°43′6″E
Mikpunt		33°43′19″S 18°42′31″E
Klipheuwel		33°41′55″S 18°42′4″E
Wintervogel		33°37′41″S 18°40′15″E
Kalbaskraal	Kalbaskraal	33°34′17″S 18°38′55″E	Junction with Saldanha branch line
Abbotsdale	Abbotsdale	33°29′33″S 18°40′55″E
Malmesbury	Malmesbury	33°28′4″S 18°43′21″E	Reversal station
Kanonkop		33°23′25″S 18°39′10″E
Rust		33°16′40″S 18°38′59″E
Moorreesburg	Moorreesburg	33°9′8″S 18°40′13″E
Koringberg	Koringberg	33°1′6″S 18°40′43″E
Moravia		32°56′28″S 18°41′42″E
De Hoek	De Hoek	32°56′38″S 18°45′50″E
Piketberg	Piketberg	32°54′46″S 18°46′11″E
Burgers		32°53′14″S 18°49′56″E
Pools		32°48′51″S 18°51′0″E
Eendekuil	Eendekuil	32°41′15″S 18°52′55″E
Droëryskloof		32°37′52″S 18°49′3″E
Het Kruis		32°35′28″S 18°45′0″E
Paleisheuwel		32°28′46″S 18°43′18″E
Verlorevlei		32°23′40″S 18°39′20″E
Sandberg		32°17′22″S 18°35′23″E
Brandenburg		32°15′56″S 18°36′17″E
Graafwater	Graaffwater	32°9′5″S 18°36′24″E
Ratelfontein		32°2′29″S 18°35′4″E
Skurfkop		31°56′31″S 18°36′57″E
Kleipan		31°51′55″S 18°35′44″E
Klawer	Klawer	31°46′29″S 18°37′23″E
Steilhoogte		31°43′34″S 18°35′18″E
Kys		31°42′28″S 18°33′44″E
Troe-Troe		31°41′3″S 18°32′32″E
Vredendal	Vredendal	31°39′13″S 18°31′22″E
Lossand		31°37′17″S 18°28′30″E
Liebendal		31°35′13″S 18°26′6″E	Junction with Sishen–Saldanha railway line
Holrivier		31°32′53″S 18°25′15″E
Lutzville	Lutzville	31°32′56″S 18°21′12″E
Koekenaap	Koekenaap	31°31′36″S 18°17′31″E
Kliphoek		31°26′46″S 18°15′59″E
Landplaas		31°20′36″S 18°13′35″E
Waterklip		31°15′33″S 18°8′32″E
Komkans		31°12′9″S 18°6′47″E
Paddagat		31°6′0″S 18°11′24″E
Bitterfontein	Bitterfontein	31°2′15″S 18°15′56″E	Terminus

A branch from Kalbaskraal leads to the coastal town of Saldanha.

Station	City/town	Coordinates	Notes
Kalbaskraal	Kalbaskraal	33°34′17″S 18°38′55″E
Groenrivier		33°33′1″S 18°36′52″E
Dassenberg		33°30′54″S 18°35′26″E
Mamre Road		33°26′22″S 18°31′27″E
Januarieskraal		33°23′38″S 18°26′57″E
Darling	Darling	33°22′28″S 18°22′59″E
Platteklip		33°19′20″S 18°22′23″E
Kiekoesvlei		33°15′53″S 18°22′54″E
Uilkraal		33°13′6″S 18°23′44″E
Ganskraal		33°8′58″S 18°24′35″E
Koperfontein		33°5′56″S 18°24′57″E
Hopefield	Hopefield	33°3′52″S 18°21′10″E
Portugees		33°1′16″S 18°21′54″E
Bergrivier		32°55′33″S 18°19′43″E
Kotze		32°54′0″S 18°16′23″E
Spanjaard		32°55′24″S 18°12′29″E
Langebaanweg		32°57′56″S 18°9′4″E
Langeenheid		32°56′29″S 18°5′31″E	Junction with Sishen–Saldanha railway line
Saldanha	Saldanha	33°0′18″S 17°56′39″E	Terminus

Stellenbosch loop

This line diverges from the Cape Main Line at Bellville and passes through Eerste Rivier and Stellenbosch before rejoining the main line at Muldersvlei.

Station	City/town	Coordinates	Notes
Bellville	Bellville	33°54′23″S 18°37′38″E	Junction with Cape Main Line
Kuils River	Kuils River	33°56′1″S 18°40′42″E
Blackheath	Blue Downs	33°57′51″S 18°42′8″E
Melton Rose	Blue Downs	33°59′21″S 18°43′17″E
Eerste Rivier	Eerste Rivier	34°0′2″S 18°43′55″E	Junction with Overberg branch line
Lynedoch		33°58′51″S 18°46′19″E
Vlottenburg		33°57′43″S 18°48′0″E
Stellenbosch	Stellenbosch	33°56′19″S 18°51′2″E
Du Toit	Stellenbosch	33°55′28″S 18°51′17″E
Koelenhof		33°52′29″S 18°49′14″E
Muldersvlei		33°49′51″S 18°49′44″E	Junction with Cape Main Line

Overberg branch line

This line branches from the Stellenbosch loop at Eerste Rivier, and crosses Sir Lowry's Pass into the Overberg, passing through the town of Caledon and terminating at Protem. A branch from this line at Klipdale junction passes south to Bredasdorp.

Station	City/town	Coordinates	Notes
Eerste Rivier	Eerste Rivier	34°0′2″S 18°43′55″E	Junction with the Stellenbosch loop
Faure		34°1′36″S 18°44′56″E
Firgrove		34°3′15″S 18°47′48″E
Somerset West	Somerset West	34°5′1″S 18°50′30″E
Van der Stel	Somerset West	34°5′30″S 18°51′12″E
Strand	Strand	34°6′58″S 18°50′0″E	Terminus of a short branch from Van der Stel
Sir Lowry's Pass	Sir Lowry's Pass Village	34°7′5″S 18°54′47″E
Steenbras		34°8′48″S 18°56′40″E
Elgin	Grabouw	34°9′2″S 19°2′31″E
Patryslaagte		34°10′38″S 19°4′42″E
Groenrug		34°11′2″S 19°6′31″E
Houhoek		34°12′21″S 19°9′2″E
Botrivier	Botrivier	34°13′36″S 19°12′22″E
Die Vlei		34°12′42″S 19°16′5″E
Mission		34°12′8″S 19°20′25″E
Caledon	Caledon	34°14′19″S 19°25′47″E
Drayton		34°13′33″S 19°31′57″E
Krige		34°13′10″S 19°35′29″E
Jongensklip		34°15′47″S 19°38′58″E
Skildskloof		34°15′49″S 19°44′22″E
Rietpoel		34°15′16″S 19°45′53″E
Langkuil		34°15′18″S 19°49′12″E
Soutkuil		34°15′37″S 19°52′10″E
Halfaampieskraal		34°17′3″S 19°54′21″E
Klipdale		34°18′18″S 19°57′57″E	Junction of the Bredasdorp branch
Kykoedie		34°17′39″S 20°1′27″E
Protem		34°15′59″S 20°4′57″E	Terminus

The following stations are on the Bredasdorp branch.

Station	City/town	Coordinates	Notes
Napier	Napier	34°25′37″S 19°55′33″E
Kars		34°28′0″S 20°1′0″E
Bredasdorp	Bredasdorp	34°31′29″S 20°3′21″E	Terminus, southernmost railway station in Africa

Franschhoek branch line

This closed line runs from the Cape Main Line at Paarl to the town of Franschhoek.

Station	City/town	Coordinates	Notes
Paarl	Paarl	33°45′55″S 18°57′56″E	Junction with Cape Main Line
Cillié		33°48′39″S 18°57′5″E
Simondium		33°50′3″S 18°57′15″E
Groot-Drakenstein		33°51′48″S 18°58′37″E
Franschhoek	Franschhoek	33°54′23″S 19°6′56″E	Terminus

Porterville branch line

This line branches from the Cape Main Line at Hermon and passes through Riebeek West to Porterville.

Station	City/town	Coordinates	Notes
Hermon		33°26′16″S 18°58′7″E	Junction with Cape Main Line
Riebeek-Kasteel	Riebeek-Kasteel	33°23′1″S 18°55′4″E
Riebeek West	Riebeek West	33°20′32″S 18°52′40″E
Soutbosvlei		33°16′56″S 18°53′30″E
Vleitjies		33°14′51″S 18°54′7″E
Leliedam		33°13′14″S 18°54′21″E
Kleindrif		33°10′33″S 18°55′1″E
Halfmanshof		33°8′44″S 18°57′39″E
Blikhuis		33°4′59″S 18°58′53″E
Porterville	Porterville	33°0′43″S 19°0′5″E	Terminus

Ceres branch line

This closed line branches from the Cape Main Line at Wolseley and crosses Mitchell's Pass to Ceres.

Station	City/town	Coordinates	Notes
Wolseley	Wolseley	33°24′45″S 19°11′48″E	Junction with Cape Main Line
Waveren		33°24′48″S 19°14′39″E
Ceres	Ceres	33°21′22″S 19°18′43″E
Skoonvlei		33°20′30″S 19°18′39″E
Prince Alfred Hamlet	Prince Alfred Hamlet	33°18′18″S 19°19′27″E	Terminus

Worcester–Mossel Bay

This line (also known as the New Cape Central Railway) runs from Worcester on the Cape Main Line to Voorbaai junction near Mossel Bay, where it connects to another line which runs onwards to George and ultimately to Port Elizabeth.

Station	City/town	Coordinates	Notes
Worcester	Worcester	33°38′22″S 19°26′28″E	Junction with Cape Main Line
Over-Hex		33°39′53″S 19°32′41″E
Nuy		33°41′9″S 19°35′29″E
Langvlei		33°45′36″S 19°44′27″E
Robertson	Robertson	33°48′25″S 19°52′36″E
Sandvliet		33°50′16″S 20°2′10″E
Ashton	Ashton	33°50′8″S 20°3′56″E
Bonnievale	Bonnievale	33°56′13″S 20°6′52″E
Merwespont		33°58′14″S 20°9′15″E
Drew		33°59′36″S 20°12′43″E
Jubilee		34°2′43″S 20°17′50″E
Leeurivier		34°3′1″S 20°19′17″E
Voorhuis		34°3′36″S 20°20′9″E
Swellendam	Swellendam	34°1′46″S 20°26′40″E
Buffeljagsrivier		34°2′40″S 20°32′24″E
Bontbokskloof		34°3′49″S 20°36′35″E
Niekerkshek		34°5′38″S 20°40′0″E
Renier		34°7′25″S 20°43′9″E
Karringmelk		34°7′36″S 20°46′2″E
Heidelberg	Heidelberg	34°5′15″S 20°57′18″E
Krombek		34°5′15″S 21°2′20″E
Badenhorst		34°4′10″S 21°5′2″E
Groot-Kragga		34°3′46″S 21°8′57″E
Sonrug		34°3′25″S 21°10′5″E
Van Wyk		34°3′37″S 21°12′1″E
Riversdale	Riversdale	34°5′42″S 21°15′34″E
Soetmelkrivier		34°8′13″S 21°18′39″E
Reisiesbaan		34°10′21″S 21°22′13″E
Vleidam		34°7′1″S 20°50′45″E
Dekriet		34°11′23″S 21°27′24″E
Albertinia	Albertinia	34°12′35″S 21°35′2″E
Keurfontein		34°12′0″S 21°40′5″E
Lodewyktenk		34°11′38″S 21°42′10″E
Gourits		34°11′15″S 21°43′50″E
Cooper		34°11′41″S 21°48′12″E
Kleinberg		34°10′7″S 21°54′36″E
Bartlesfontein		34°9′31″S 21°59′44″E
Voorbaai	Mossel Bay	34°8′10″S 22°6′17″E	Junction with Mossel Bay–Port Elizabeth line

Mossel Bay–Port Elizabeth

This line runs along the coast from Mossel Bay to George, and then turns inland across the Outeniqua Mountains to Oudtshoorn. From there it passes inland to Klipplaat where it meets another line descending to Port Elizabeth.

Station	City/town	Coordinates	Notes
Mossel Bay	Mossel Bay	34°10′48″S 22°8′46″E
Voorbaai	Mossel Bay	34°8′10″S 22°6′17″E	Junction with line from Worcester
Hartenbos	Hartenbos	34°7′42″S 22°6′48″E
Klein Brak Rivier	Little Brak River	34°5′15″S 22°8′51″E
Reebok	Reebok	34°4′34″S 22°10′22″E
Tergniet	Tergniet	34°4′2″S 22°11′45″E
Groot Brak Rivier	Great Brak River	34°2′57″S 22°14′14″E
Outeniqua		34°1′51″S 22°18′49″E
Skimmelkrans		34°1′31″S 22°22′52″E
Gwaing		34°0′23″S 22°25′8″E
George	George	33°57′51″S 22°28′15″E	Junction with (closed) Knysna branch line
Power		33°55′37″S 22°26′40″E
Topping		33°52′56″S 22°25′58″E
Oupad		33°52′12″S 22°26′36″E
Camfer		33°50′1″S 22°26′7″E
Holgate		33°48′55″S 22°21′38″E
Zebra		33°45′48″S 22°18′56″E
Blossoms		33°44′30″S 22°17′33″E
Kandelaars		33°41′11″S 22°15′12″E
Friesland		33°37′58″S 22°13′2″E
Oudtshoorn	Oudtshoorn	33°36′39″S 22°13′9″E	Junction with (closed) Calitzdorp branch line
Stolsvlakte		33°34′49″S 22°18′40″E
Van Wykskraal		33°34′9″S 22°20′58″E
Hazenjacht		33°33′39″S 22°24′31″E
Le Roux		33°31′46″S 22°28′31″E
Delport		33°31′32″S 22°30′48″E
Middelplaas		33°31′40″S 22°32′57″E
Marevlakte		33°31′11″S 22°33′44″E
Stompdrift		33°30′37″S 22°35′39″E
Vlakteplaas		33°29′56″S 22°41′45″E
Rooiloop		33°28′43″S 22°47′14″E
Scholtz		33°28′57″S 22°51′3″E
Snyberg		33°28′30″S 22°52′48″E
Struisvogel		33°28′11″S 22°56′49″E
Barandas		33°28′26″S 23°1′43″E
Toorwater		33°25′10″S 23°6′26″E	Line continues into the Eastern Cape to Klipplaat and Port Elizabeth

Knysna branch line

This closed line runs from George on the Mossel Bay–Port Elizabeth line to Knysna.

Station	City/town	Coordinates	Notes
George	George	33°57′51″S 22°28′15″E	Junction with Mossel Bay–Port Elizabeth line
Victoria Bay	Victoria Bay	34°0′12″S 22°32′55″E
Wilderness	Wilderness	33°59′40″S 22°34′20″E
Fairy Knowe		33°59′30″S 22°36′2″E
Serpentine		33°59′18″S 22°37′36″E
Duiwerivier		33°59′14″S 22°39′6″E
Rondevlei		33°59′5″S 22°41′52″E
Dennebos		33°59′27″S 22°43′17″E
Swartvlei		34°0′9″S 22°44′29″E
Bleshoender		34°0′31″S 22°45′17″E
Sedgefield	Sedgefield	34°0′48″S 22°48′12″E
Ruigtevlei		34°1′23″S 22°51′22″E
Mielierug		34°1′49″S 22°53′31″E
Goukamma		34°2′9″S 22°56′28″E
Keytersnek		34°2′22″S 22°58′40″E
Belvedere		34°2′46″S 22°59′32″E
Brenton	Brenton-on-Sea	34°3′22″S 23°1′13″E
Knysna	Knysna	34°2′25″S 23°2′39″E	Terminus

Calitzdorp branch line

This closed line runs from Oudtshoorn on the Mossel Bay–Port Elizabeth line to Calitzdorp.

Station	City/town	Coordinates	Notes
Oudtshoorn	Oudtshoorn	33°36′39″S 22°13′9″E	Junction with Mossel Bay–Port Elizabeth line
Kansa		33°37′10″S 22°9′37″E
Armoed		33°37′35″S 22°6′13″E
Wynandsrivier		33°36′54″S 22°3′36″E
Hoopvol		33°36′26″S 22°2′43″E
Kerkrand		33°36′16″S 22°0′26″E
Kruisrivier		33°36′30″S 21°58′17″E
Middelpad		33°36′40″S 21°56′44″E
Vleirivier		33°37′10″S 21°54′11″E
Grundell		33°37′6″S 21°51′48″E
Dongas		33°36′59″S 21°50′32″E
Badshoogte		33°37′17″S 21°48′9″E
Remhoogte		33°34′21″S 21°43′19″E
Calitzdorp	Calitzdorp	33°32′21″S 21°41′8″E	Terminus

Avontuur Railway

The four westernmost stations of the narrow-gauge Avontuur Railway are in the Western Cape; the rest of the railway is in the Eastern Cape.

Station	City/town	Coordinates	Notes
Avontuur		33°43′38″S 23°10′9″E	Terminus
Siesta		33°43′55″S 23°16′45″E
Haarlem	Haarlem	33°44′10″S 23°20′20″E
Ongelegen		33°44′21″S 23°25′11″E	Line continues into the Eastern Cape to Port Elizabeth