Marlboro (Gautrain station)
{{Short description|Railway station near Johannesburg, South Africa}}
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| name = Marlboro
| type = Gautrain rapid transit station
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| image_caption = A Gautrain arriving in the early evening at Marlboro st.
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| platform = 1 island platform
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| tracks = 4
| parking = 1,200 spaces
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| opened = 8 June 2010
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{{Adjacent stations |system=Gautrain
|line1=EW |left1=Sandton |right1=Rhodesfield
|line2=NS |left2=Sandton |right2=Midrand}}
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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.
Location
Marlboro is located near the southwestern corner of the interchange between the N3 Eastern Bypass and Marlboro Drive (M60) in the suburb of the same name.[http://www.gautrain.co.za/index.php?pid=2057&ct=1&fid=3&click=3 Marlboro station] Gautrain Retrieved 25 May 2010 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.[http://www.sacities.net/members/pdfs/marlboro_gautrain_station_6.pdf Development framework part 1]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} South African Cities Network Retrieved 26 May 2010
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.
Gallery
File:Gautrain-Marlboro Station-001.jpg|Marlboro station under construction
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100328221148/http://www.gautrain.co.za/index.php?pid=1949&ct=1&fid=3&click=3 Official Sandton station site]
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