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| Coordinates | 26°07′41″S28°13′30″E / 26.128112°S 28.225046°E /-26.128112; 28.225046 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Gautrainrapid transit station Metrorailcommuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 8 June 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Rhodesfield is ametro station on theGautrain rapid transit andMetrorail systems inRhodesfield,Kempton Park,Gauteng, to the east ofJohannesburg. It opened on 8 June 2010 with service toSandton.
Rhodesfield station is located in thesuburb of the same name inKempton Park, a city inEkurhuleni in eastern Gauteng. Specifically, it is at the corner of Anson and Valencia Streets, north of the nearbyR24 highway.
Rhodesfield station uses a simple side platform layout with two tracks.
Rhodesfield is one of the two eastern termini of the Airport Line.[1] Essentially, it acts as the commuter rail variant of the close byOR Tambo International Airport station. Trains from the airport stop at Rhodesfield, but the carriages holding passengers from the preceding station do not open their doors.
One of four stations to have a connection to the JohannesburgMetrorail system, Rhodesfield acts as a transfer point, withPRASA having built a new Rhodesfield station. However, the Gautrain and PRASA stations are physically separate, with the former requiring smart-card entry for fare and security reasons.
Similar to other Gautrain stations, Rhodesfield is served by an integrated feeder bus route. Known as RF1, the bus travels in a circular route around southern Kempton Park.[2]
