Bellville railway station is a railway station in the town of Bellville, Western Cape

Western Cape

The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...

, South Africa

South Africa

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. It is the second-biggest station in the Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

 Metrorail

Metrorail (Western Cape)

Metrorail Western Cape is a network of commuter and suburban rail services in the metropolitan area of Cape Town, South Africa. It is operated by Metrorail, which operates commuter rail service in the major cities of South Africa...

 railway network, after the Cape Town terminus

Cape Town Railway Station

Cape Town railway station is the main railway station of the city of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located along Adderley and Strand Streets in the city's central business district....

. All trains on Metrorail's Northern Line

Northern Line (Cape Town)

The Northern Line is a commuter rail service in and around Cape Town, South Africa operated by Metrorail Western Cape. Northern Line services operate from central Cape Town to Bellville, and then from Bellville along three different routes. The first route runs along the main Cape Town–De Aar...

 pass through Bellville, and one branch of the Central Line

Central Line (Cape Town)

The Central Line is a commuter rail service in Cape Town, South Africa operated by Metrorail Western Cape. Central Line services operate along two routes from central Cape Town to Langa, and then along three branches from Langa to various areas in the south-east of the city...

 also terminates there. It is also a stop for Shosholoza Meyl

Shosholoza Meyl

Shosholoza Meyl is a division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa that operates long-distance passenger rail services. It operates various train routes across South Africa, carrying approximately 4 million passengers annually...

 trains that terminate in Cape Town.

Bellville Station is a major terminus for Golden Arrow

Golden Arrow Bus Services

The Golden Arrow Bus Services Ltd is an operator of public transport system for the Cape Peninsula and surrounding areas of South Africa. Its services are primarily short-routes....

 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

Side platform

A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

. There are three island platforms; the middle of these also contains two bays

Bay platform

Bay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in the UK and Australia to describe a dead-end platform at a railway station that has through lines...

 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