Marlboro (Gautrain station)

Marlboro is a metro station on the Gautrain rapid transit system in Marlboro, Gauteng. It opened on 8 June 2010 with service to OR Tambo International Airport.

Marlboro
Gautrain rapid transit station
A Gautrain arriving in the early evening at Marlboro st.
Line(s)
  East–West Line
  North–South Line
Platforms1 island platform
2 side platform
Tracks4
Construction
Parking1,200 spaces
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened8 June 2010
Services
Preceding station Gautrain Following station
Sandton
Terminus
 East–West Line Rhodesfield
towards OR Tambo
Sandton
towards Park Station
 North–South Line Midrand
towards Hatfield

Location

Marlboro is located near the southwestern corner of the interchange between the N3 Eastern Bypass and Marlboro Drive in the suburb of the same name.[1] The surrounding area is mainly residential and includes the well-known township of Alexandra.

Transit-oriented development

One of the major aims of the Gautrain project is to reduce car dependency and its associated congestion through transit-oriented development (TOD). At Marlboro, this is accomplished by connecting the fragmented surrounding area with a pedestrian bridge across Marlboro Drive. Further, the TOD plan subdivides the Marlboro precinct into a number of areas, in particular Frankenwald and the Far East Bank.[2]

Station layout

Marlboro station has four tracks with an island platform and side platforms. As the station is the last before the north–south line to Pretoria and the Airport Line to OR Tambo International Airport split, a cross-platform interchange is facilitated by the use of an island platform.

  • Marlboro station under construction

References
  1. Marlboro station Gautrain Retrieved 25 May 2010
  2. Development framework part 1 South African Cities Network Retrieved 26 May 2010

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