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De Aar railway station

Coordinates: 30°39′3″S 24°0′48″E / 30.65083°S 24.01333°E / -30.65083; 24.01333
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De Aar
Railway station
General information
LocationHoofstraat, De Aar 7000
Coordinates30°39′3″S 24°0′48″E / 30.65083°S 24.01333°E / -30.65083; 24.01333
Owned byTFR
Line(s)Shosholoza Meyl: Premier Classe:
Platforms1 side, 1 island
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade

De Aar railway station is a railway station serving the town of De Aar, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. De Aar is a major junction where the Cape TownKimberley main line meets a line from Port Elizabeth and another from Upington and Namibia. As such, it is served by several routes of the Shosholoza Meyl inter-city service.

Preceding station Shosholoza Meyl Following station
Kimberley
towards Johannesburg
Johannesburg–Cape Town
Tourist class trains
Hutchinson
towards Cape Town
Hutchinson
towards Cape Town
Cape Town–Durban
Tourist class trains
Kimberley
towards Durban
Oranjerivier
towards Johannesburg
Johannesburg–Cape Town
Economy class trains
Merriman
towards Cape Town
Merriman
towards Cape Town
Cape Town–Durban
Economy class trains
Oranjerivier
towards Durban
Cape Town–East London Noupoort
towards East London
Preceding station Premier Classe Following station
Kimberley
towards Johannesburg
Johannesburg–Cape Town Beaufort West
towards Cape Town