My Gautrain Experience
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Here is a video about my Gautrain experience. I watched the Gautrain project as it grew up from nothing to such a beauty. You can say I knew about it before it was born. When it was still in the womb, in it’s planning stages. I must admit I was a little worried when I saw the quantity sureyors measuring for the tracks and thought there goes my peace and quiet. My blood did boil when I saw the beautiful trees being cut and especially when the zebra and wildebeest that i could see from the distance disappeared.Hopefully the reducing of carbon emissions from cars that were on the road using the Gautrain will offset this. They are testing the Gautrain near the depot and trains going past all the time. It is amazing and beautiful to watch the Gautrain especially when the sunrises and when it sunsets. It is almost silent until it goes over the bridge.
Gautrain #tweetuponrails
I was invited to #tweetuponrails and we were just suppose to see @TheGautrain but we were lucky to experience a train ride. My kids, my 4 year old bichoo, baby of 3 months poiro and the pram accompanied me.
We have arrived to the first world.Fancy. World class train. Similar to the ones in Europe but no minding the gap as there is no gap. The ride was smooth, air conditioned. Blue seats. Blue carpets with small gold gautrains on them. It will give the other blue train a run for it’s money. Enough space for pram. Baby was a little restless and hungry. I was told that stations will be baby friendly with baby changing rooms . (See Special Needs Passenger i.e wheelchairs, blind and hearing impaired passengers) The speed was 160km/h. I even saw my house from the train. Gautrain is looking into options of wifi on the train as well.They will have a very clever smart card that will know when you using facilities properly.
Gautrain for kids
They have a kids website http://kids.gautrain.co.za/
Gautrain world cup ready
Phase one of the Gautrain rapid-rail link, stretching from OR Tambo International Airport to Sandton station, will be ready for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, says Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) CEO Jack van der Merwe.
“The document is on my table, all I need to do is sign it. We are 99,99% there. We should be able to carry passengers, at the latest, on June 8.” source: Engineering news
Gautrain Ticket prices
About R20 between Johannesburg and Pretoria and R100 to the Airport.
A single train trip plus a single bus trip would cost R22.50 from Sandton to Marlboro, R27 from Sandton to Rhodesfield and R24.50 from Marlboro to Rhodesfield, the Gautrain Management Agency and Bombela Concession Company said in a joint statement.
Without the bus trip the ticket would be R6 cheaper. Trips to the airport from any of these stations would also cost R100.
These routes all open on June 8.
Parking at any station would cost R9.50 for the first 24 hours or part thereof as long as the train was also used. Someone only using the parking would pay “substantially” more.
The train and bus service would run from Monday to Sunday between 5.30am and 8.30pm, every 12 minutes during peak times (5.30 to 8.30am and 4 to 7pm) and every 20 minutes off-peak.
Commuters would have access to these services with a “contactless smart card”. It would cost R10 and money could be loaded onto it as required.
“This fare policy is aimed at making the Gautrain attractive and affordable to broad sectors of the population without competing with existing modes of public transport.”
Gautrain commuter fares would be “typically lower” than using a private vehicle for the same journey, but more expensive than using existing minibus taxis, Metrobus or Metrorail.
source: timeslive
Parking fees Airport services
Note: Each Gautrain car park has a Drop-off Zone which is free of charge for the first 15 minutes.
If you park and also use the train to the airport:
| Fee for first 24 hrs or part thereof | R29.00 (all stations) | |
| Parking fee for second 24hr period or part thereof | R29.50 (all stations) | |
| Parking fee for third and subsequent 24hr periods | Sandton | R 97.50 |
| Marlboro | R 58.50 | |
| Rhodesfield | R 58.50 | |
If you park and also use the train:
| Fee for first 24 hrs or part thereof | R9.50 (all stations) | |
| Parking fee for second 24hr period or part thereof | Sandton | R 97.50 |
| Marlboro | R 58.50 | |
| Rhodesfield | R 58.50 | |
If you park but don’t use the train:
| Fee for first 24 hrs or part thereof | R 97.50 | R 58.50 | R 58.50 |
| Sandton | Marlboro | Rhodesfield |
Gautrain map
Online map
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Gautrain stations
| » Johannesburg Park Station » Rosebank Station » Sandton Station » Marlboro Station » Midrand Station |
| » Centurion Station » Pretoria Station » Hatfield Station » Rhodesfield Station » ORTIA Station |
FEEDER BUSES PER STATION
Gautrain bus routes – Save it, Stick it, Share it
source: Imiel visser.com
Download the PDF version here
- then go and and save it, stick it and share it with the rest of the world…
A few things to know:
1. Purchase your Gautrain Gold Card from any station vending machine, ticket office or at the following retailers:
• Zenex Garage:14 Kempton Road, Kempton Park
• 7-Eleven Store: Corner 7th Avenue and Rivonia Road, Rivonia
• Total Garage: 149 Willliam Nicol Drive, Bryanston
• Pineslopes Spar: Corner Witkoppen Road and The Straight, Fourways
• Europa Express: 27 High Street, Melrose Arch
• Fax-a-Bite Take-away: BP Express, Corner South Road and Bowling Road, Wendywood.
2. Select your designated bus route by visitingwww.gautrain.co.za or calling 0800GAUTRAIN (0800 428 7246).
3. Board one of our luxury buses with your Gautrain Gold Card in hand. Simply touch your Gold Card to he ticket reader found inside the bus.
COSTS
• R20 per bus trip if you catch the bus only
• R6 per bus trip if you catch a bus and a train within one hour of each other.
Routes
Stop nr, Route RF: Rhodesfield
1 – Rhodesfield Station
2 – Wellington St & Pretoria Rd
3 – Fortress St & Whirlwind St
4 – 76 Gladiator St
5 – Gladiator St & Kingfisher St
6 – Gladiator St & Fur y St
7 – Gladiator St & West St
8 – Park St & Langenhoven St
9 – Central Ave & Blockhouse St
10 – Central Ave & West St
11 – Pretoria Rd & Kraayenbrink St
12 – Long St & End St
13 – Long St & Magaret Ave
14 – CR Swart Rd & Magaret Ave
15 – Civic Centre, CR Swart Rd
16 – Festival Mall, Kelvin St
17 – Plane Rd & Kelvin St
18 – Pretoria Rd & Plane Rd
19 – Pretoria Rd & Mars St
20 – Pretoria Rd & Mosquito St
21 – Wellington St & Pretoria Rd
Stop nr, Route S6: Rosebank
1 – Sandton Station
2 – Katherine St & Albertyn Ave
3 – 20 Katherine St
4 – 66 Rivonia Rd
5 – Rivonia Rd & Boundary Rd
6 – Thrupps Centre, Oxford Rd
7 – Wanderers Protea Hotel, Rudd Rd
8 – Debbie’s, Oxford Rd & Bompas Rd
9 – Baker St & Oxford Rd
10 – 24 Bolton St
11 – Crown Plaza, Sturdee Ave
12 – Jellicoe Ave & Cradock Ave
13 – Oxford Rd & Hume Rd
14 – Oxford Rd & Rudd Rd
15 – Rivonia Rd & Ferguson Rd
16 – St Davids, Rivonia Rd
16 – Joe’s, Oxford Rd
Stop nr, Route S4: Randburg
1 – Sandton Station
2 – Katherine St & Albertyn Ave
3 – 20 Katherine St
4 – 1 Sandton Dr
5 – Sandton Dr & 3rd St
6 – Sandton Dr & William Nicol Dr
7 – Republic Rd & Wagon Dr
8 – Oak Rd & Republic Rd
9 – Harley St & Oak Ave
10 – Bram Fischer Dr & Pretoria St
11 – Republic Rd & View Rd
12 – William Nicol Dr & Republic Rd
13 – Sandton Dr & William Nicol Dr
14 – Sandton City, Sandton Dr
Route nr, Route S2: Wendywood
1 – Sandton Station
2 – Milford Cl, 101 Katherine St
3 – 131 Katherine St
4 – 151 Katherine St
5 – Barlow Park, Katherine St
6 – Katherine St & Pongola Cres
7 – Dartfield Rd & Bowling Ave
8 – 25 Commerce Cres
9 – Katherine St & Pongola Cres
10 – Barlow Park, Katherine St
11 – Pinmill Farm, Katherine St
12 – Park Inn, Katherine St
13 – 88 Katherine St
Route nr, Route S1: Sandton
1 – Sandton Station
2 – Netcare, Maude Rd
3 – 24 Central, Gwen St
4 -12 Fredman Dr
5 – 5th St & Fredman Dr
6 – Sandton Library, 5th St
Route Nr, Route S3: Rivonia
1 – Sandton Station
2 – Village Walk, Rivonia Rd
3 – Sinosteel, Rivonia Rd
4 – Rivonia Rd & South Rd
5 – Rivonia Rd & Centre Rd
6 – Morningside Shopping Centre, Rivonia Rd
7 – 200 Rivonia Rd
8 – Rivonia Rd and Kelvin Dr
9 – Rivonia Rd & 3rd Ave
10 – Rivonia Rd & 7th Ave
11 – Rivonia Rd & 10th Ave
12 – Rivonia Rd & 11th Ave
13 – Wessels Rd & 12th Ave
14 – Wessels Rd & 10th Ave
15 – Rivonia Rd & 10th Ave
16 – Rivonia Rd & 7th Ave
17 – Rivonia Rd & 3rd Ave
18 – Rivonia Rd & 1st Ave
19 – The Wedge, Rivonia Rd
20 – Morningside Shopping Centre, Rivonia Rd
21 – Rivonia Rd & Centre Rd
22 – Rivonia Rd & Hill Rd
23 – Southern Sun, Rivonia Rd
24 – Rivonia Rd & Linden St
Rout Nr, Route S5: Fourways
1 – Sandton Station
2 – Holiday Inn, 123 Rivonia Rd
3 – Investec, Grayston Dr
4 – Grayston Dr & West St
5 – Benmore Shopping Centre, Benmore Rd
6 – Benmore Rd & Montague Simpson Cres
7 – Benmore Rd & Outspan Rd
8 – Sandton Raquets Club, Ballyclare Dr
9 – Ballyclare Dr & Greenbelt Rd
10 – Total Garage, Ballyclare Dr
11 – Ballyclare Dr & Hobart St (Bryanston Shopping Centre)
12 – William Nicol Dr & Ormonde St
13 – William Nicol Dr & Wedgewood Link
14 – Epsom Downs, William Nicol Dr
15 – William Nicol Dr & Leslie Ave
16 – Monte Casino Boulevard – 2nd Circle
17 – William Nicol Dr & Monte Casino Boulevard
18 – William Nicol Dr & Leslie Ave
19 – William Nicol Dr opposite Epsom Downs
20 – William Nicol Dr opposite 3021
21 – William Nicol Dr & Bryanston Dr
22 – William Nicol Dr opposite Wedgelink Rd
23 – William Nicol Dr & Grosvenor Rd
24 – Ballyclare Dr & William Nicol Dr
25 – Total Garage, Ballyclare Dr (near Colleraine Dr)
26 – Ballyclare Dr & Greenbelt St
27 – Sandton Raquets Club, Ballyclare Dr
28 – Benmore Rd & Outspan Rd
29 – Benmore Shopping Centre
30 – Grayston Dr & West St
31 – Investec, Grayston Dr
32 – Southern Sun, Rivonia Rd (opposite Investec)
33 – Rivonia Rd (opposite Holiday Inn)
Follow the train on the followin links and source:
http://www.gautrain.co.za
http://twitter.com/TheGautrain
http://www.mytrain.co.za
http://kids.gautrain.co.za/
http://www.gautrain.co.za/history/
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