Cape Flats Line

The Cape Flats Line is a commuter rail line in Cape Town, South Africa, operated by Metrorail Western Cape. It connects central Cape Town with the suburbs of Pinelands, Athlone, Lansdowne, Ottery, Southfield, Healthfield and Retreat.

Cape Flats Line
Train arriving at Crawford railway station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	PRASA
Locale	Cape Town, South Africa
Termini	Cape Town Retreat
Connecting lines	Southern Line
Stations	16
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Metrorail Western Cape
Train number(s)	0500–0599
Operator(s)	Metrorail
Depot(s)	Salt River
Rolling stock	X'Trapolis Mega
Technical
Line length	23.8 km (14.8 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Overhead catenary
Route map 0:00 Cape Town N2 Eastern Boulevard Northern & Central Lines via Ysterplaat 0:03 Woodstock 0:06 Salt River Southern Line Salt River M5 Black River Parkway 0:08 Koeberg Road 0:10 Maitland Northern Line 0:13 Ndabeni 0:16 Pinelands Central Line N2 Settlers Way Black River 0:18 Hazendal 0:21 Athlone 0:23 Crawford 0:25 Lansdowne 0:28 Wetton 0:30 Ottery M5 Prince George Drive 0:34 Southfield Diep River Southern Line 0:38 Heathfield 0:40 Retreat Southern Line

Operation

The line is made up of double 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) track, electrified with 3,000 V DC overhead catenary. Services are operated by electric multiple units of X'Trapolis Mega.

Route

The Cape Flats Line service begins at the central Cape Town railway station, from which it runs east along the Cape Town–Bellville main line as far as Maitland. After Maitland station it goes off to the south, passing along the western edge of Pinelands before crossing under the N2 freeway and over the Black River. It then continues south through Athlone and Lansdowne, and then south-west through Ottery and Southfield, before joining the Southern Line route at Heathfield. Services on the Cape Flats Line terminate occasionally at Heathfield, with the line terminus being Retreat.

See also

• Metrorail Western Cape