Rosebank (Gautrain station)
Encyclopedia
Rosebank is a metro station
on the Gautrain
rapid transit system in Rosebank
, Johannesburg
, Gauteng
. It opened for passenger services on 2 August 2011 as part of the second phase of the Gautrain project.
within the area. To do this, planners created a road-related masterplan to create a road hierarchy within the study area, in doing so creating a pedestrian grid while reducing traffic within the core. At the same time, zoning regulations will be changed so as to create a dense core, with building heights restricted further as the distance from the station increases. The intersection of Oxford Road corridor, specifically near Jellicoe Avenue, will have a maximum allowance of twenty storeys, while the southern section of the corridor will be restricted to fifteen. The western section of the study area has a ten storey heigh restriction, while outlying areas will be capped at three.
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
on the Gautrain
Gautrain
Gautrain is an mass rapid transit railway system in Gauteng Province, South Africa, which links Johannesburg, Pretoria, and OR Tambo International Airport...
rapid transit system in Rosebank
Rosebank, Gauteng
Rosebank is a cosmopolitan commercial and residential suburb in the northwestern part of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3, and will be the location of a Gautrain station in 2011....
, Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, Gauteng
Gauteng
Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...
. It opened for passenger services on 2 August 2011 as part of the second phase of the Gautrain project.
Location
Rosebank station is located in the eponymous suburb, in the northwestern section of the City of Johannesburg, near the intersection of Oxford Road and Jellicoe Avenue. Unlike its northern neighbour, Sandton, Rosebank is a smaller, albeit equally affluent, business district in the city, characterised by low-density expensive real estate with elements of mixed use, but lacking in basic infrastructure.Transit-oriented development
As with other Gautrain stations, Rosebank is being used as a tool to promote transit-oriented developmentTransit-oriented development
A transit-oriented development is a mixed-use residential or commercial area designed to maximize access to public transport, and often incorporates features to encourage transit ridership...
within the area. To do this, planners created a road-related masterplan to create a road hierarchy within the study area, in doing so creating a pedestrian grid while reducing traffic within the core. At the same time, zoning regulations will be changed so as to create a dense core, with building heights restricted further as the distance from the station increases. The intersection of Oxford Road corridor, specifically near Jellicoe Avenue, will have a maximum allowance of twenty storeys, while the southern section of the corridor will be restricted to fifteen. The western section of the study area has a ten storey heigh restriction, while outlying areas will be capped at three.