Pietermaritzburg railway station

Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg
General information
Location	23 Rail Street, Pietermaritzburg, 3201
Coordinates	29°36′35″S 30°22′5″E / 29.60972°S 30.36806°E
System	Railway Station
Owned by	PRASA
Line	Shosholoza Meyl: Johannesburg–Durban Cape Town–Durban Premier Classe: Johannesburg–Durban
Construction
Structure type	At-grade Red Brick Victorian
Location
Location

Pietermaritzburg Railway Station is the main railway station serving the city of Pietermaritzburg (/ˌpiːtərˈmærɪtsbɜːrɡ/), South Africa. It is located on Railway and Pine Streets in the South Western corner of the city centre.

Historically, the station is famous as being the place where Mahatma Gandhi was thrown off a train for riding first class in 1893.^[1] The station is also a stop on the erratically run long-distance passenger rail service, operated by Shosholoza Meyl.^[2]

References

^ Gandhi History in South Africa, accessed 18 June 2013
^ https://groundup.org.za/article/my-26-hour-journey-on-the-shosholoza-was-cut-short-when-the-train-broke-down/

Preceding station	Shosholoza Meyl		Following station
Ladysmith towards Johannesburg		Johannesburg–Durban	Durban Terminus
Ladysmith towards Cape Town		Cape Town–Durban	Durban Terminus
Preceding station	Premier Classe		Following station
Ladysmith towards Johannesburg		Johannesburg–Durban	Durban Terminus

[1] Gandhi History in South Africa, accessed 18 June 2013

[2] ttps://groundup.org.za/article/my-26-hour-journey-on-the-shosholoza-was-cut-short-when-the-train-broke-down/

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