Bellville railway station

Bellville mainline railway station is a railway station in the town of Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa. It is the second-biggest station in the Metrorail Western Cape railway network, after the Cape Town terminus. All trains on Metrorail's Northern Line pass through Bellville, and one branch of the Central Line also terminates there. It is also a stop for Shosholoza Meyl trains that terminate in Cape Town.

Bellville
Railway station
General information
Location	Durban Road, Bellville, 7530, Western Cape South Africa
Coordinates	33.9065°S 18.6275°E / -33.9065; 18.6275
Owned by	PRASA
Line(s)	Shosholoza Meyl:   Johannesburg–Cape Town   Cape Town–East London Metrorail:   Northern Line   Central Line
Platforms	1 side platform, 4 islands, and 1 island containing 2 bays
Tracks	11
Connections	Golden Arrow Bus Services minibus taxis
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Location Bellville Location in Cape Metrorail Bellville Location in South Africa

Bellville Station 2018

Bellville Station is a major terminus for Golden Arrow buses; it also has a large minibus taxi rank. To the south of the station is Transnet Freight Rail's main marshalling yard for the Cape Town area.

The station building is on the northern side of the tracks, attached to a side platform. There are four island platforms and an island containing two bays for trains traveling to and from Cape Town. The platforms are linked by two pedestrian tunnels.

Notable places nearby

• Bellville Civic Centre
• Bellville Sports Ground
• Northlink College Protea campus
• Tygerberg Medical Campus

Services

Preceding station	Shosholoza Meyl			Following station
Huguenot towards Johannesburg		Johannesburg–Cape Town		Cape Town Terminus
Cape Town Terminus		Cape Town–East London		Huguenot towards East London
Preceding station	Metrorail Western Cape			Following station
Oosterzee towards Cape Town		Northern Line services via Monte Vista		Terminus
Tygerberg towards Cape Town		Northern Line Wellington service		Stikland towards Wellington
		Northern Line Stellenbosch service		Kuils River towards Muldersvlei
		Northern Line Strand service		Kuils River towards Strand
Sarepta towards Cape Town		Central Line Bellville service		Terminus