Bloemfontein railway station

Bloemfontein central
Bloemfontein central
Railway station
	Bloemfontein station building
Location	Harvey Road, Bloemfontein 9301
Coordinates	29°7′7″S 26°13′35″E / 29.11861°S 26.22639°ECoordinates: 29°7′7″S 26°13′35″E / 29.11861°S 26.22639°E
Owned by	TFR
Line(s)	Johannesburg–Port Elizabeth Johannesburg–East London Johannesburg–Kimberley–Bloemfontein Cape Town–Durban
Platforms	1 side platform, 5 islands
Tracks	9
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Electrified	YES

Bloemfontein central railway station is a railway station located in Bloemfontein, Free State Province, South Africa.

The first railway line connected Bloemfontein to Cape Town in 1890, resulting in a centrally located station site on the corner of Maitland and Harvey streets, east of Kings Park. Centrally located in both the city and the nation, in March 1900 at the Battle of Paardeberg during the Second Boer War, the station became a major point of strategic fighting between the Boers and the British Army, led by General Roberts.^[1]

The modern station is served by Shosholoza Meyl inter-city trains connecting it to Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and East London six times a week; Kimberley twice weekly; and Durban and Cape Town once weekly.

The industrial area, Hamilton, is situated to the south of the city and generates most of the stations freight traffic. During 2005-2006 over 90,000 tons of beer was received, dispatched from Rosslyn, Gauteng; 56,998 tons of fuel from East London, and 8,872 tons from Durban; and 5,000 tonnes of coal.^[2]

Services[]

Preceding station	Shosholoza Meyl	Following station
towards Port Elizabeth	Port Elizabeth–Johannesburg Tourist class trains	Kroonstad towards Johannesburg
towards Port Elizabeth	Port Elizabeth–Johannesburg Economy class trains	towards Johannesburg
towards East London	East London–Johannesburg	towards Johannesburg
Kimberley towards Cape Town	Cape Town–Durban Tourist class trains	Kroonstad towards Durban
Kimberley towards Cape Town	Cape Town–Durban Economy class trains	towards Durban
Kimberley towards Johannesburg	Johannesburg–Kimberley–Bloemfontein	Terminus

References[]

^ "BRITISH CAVALRY AT BLOEMFONTEIN". New York Times. 1900-03-14. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
^ "Freight Transport Data Bank". Free State Province. Retrieved 2009-07-12.^{[dead link]}

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[1] "BRITISH CAVALRY AT BLOEMFONTEIN". New York Times. 1900-03-14. Retrieved 2009-07-12.

[2] "Freight Transport Data Bank". Free State Province. Retrieved 2009-07-12.^{[dead link]}

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