Pietermaritzburg railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in South Africa}}

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| name = Pietermaritzburg

| type = Railway Station

| image = PMB 1898 Railway Station.jpg

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| address = 23 Rail Street, Pietermaritzburg, 3201

| coordinates = {{Coord|29|36|35|S|30|22|5|E|region:ZA-KZN_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| owned = PRASA

| line = Shosholoza Meyl: {{Rail color box|system=Shosholoza Meyl|line=Jhb-Dbn}}{{Rail color box|system=Shosholoza Meyl|line=CT-Dbn}} Premier Classe: {{Rail color box|system=Premier Classe|line=Jhb-Dbn}}

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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. The station is a stop on long-distance passenger rail services operated by Shosholoza Meyl. Historically, the station is famous as being the place where Mahatma Gandhi was thrown off a train for riding first class in 1893.[http://www.satyagrahahouse.com/en/gandhi-history-in-south-africa Gandhi History in South Africa], accessed 18 June 2013