Editing Pretoria (section)

== Transportation ==
[[File:Pretoria streetsign.jpg|thumb|Street signs in Pretoria]]
[[File:Gautrain-in-depot-retouched.JPG|thumb|[[Gautrain]]]]
[[File:Blue Train passes through the Karoo.jpg|thumb|The Blue Train]]

===Railway===
[[Commuter rail]] services around Pretoria are operated by [[Metrorail Gauteng|Metrorail]]. The routes, originating from the city centre, extend south to [[Germiston]] and [[Johannesburg]], west to [[Atteridgeville]], northwest to [[Ga-Rankuwa]], north to [[Soshanguve]] and east to [[Mamelodi]]. Via the [[Pretoria–Maputo railway]] it is possible to access the port of Maputo, in the east.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/seven-year-long-construction-delagoa-bay-railway-line-starts%C2%A0%C2%A0 |work=South African History Online |access-date=24 June 2014 |title=The seven-year long construction of Delagoa Bay railway line starts. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230104507/http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/seven-year-long-construction-delagoa-bay-railway-line-starts%C2%A0%C2%A0 |archive-date=30 December 2013}}</ref>

The [[Gautrain]] high-speed railway line runs from the eastern suburb of [[Hatfield (Gautrain station)|Hatfield]] to [[Pretoria railway station|Pretoria Station]] and then southwards to [[Centurion (Gautrain station)|Centurion]], [[Midrand (Gautrain station)|Midrand]], [[Marlboro (Gautrain station)|Marlboro]], [[Sandton (Gautrain station)|Sandton]], [[Rhodesfield (Gautrain station)|Rhodesfield]], [[OR Tambo (Gautrain station)|OR Tambo International Airport]], [[Rosebank (Gautrain station)|Rosebank]] and [[Johannesburg Park station|Johannesburg]].

Pretoria Station is a departure point for the [[Blue Train (South Africa)|Blue Train]] luxury train. [[Rovos Rail]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rovos.co.za |title=Rovos Rail website |publisher=Rovos.co.za |access-date=3 July 2010 |archive-date=6 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106231128/http://www.rovos.co.za/ |url-status=live}}</ref> a luxury mainline train safari service operates from the colonial-style railway station at Capital Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rovos.co.za/capital-park.html |title=Capital Park |publisher=Rovos Rail |access-date=12 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080909013006/http://www.rovos.co.za/capital-park.html |archive-date=9 September 2008}}</ref> The South African Friends of the Rail have recently moved their vintage train trip operations from the Capital Park station to the Hercules station.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.friendsoftherail.com/ |title=New Departure Point – Important note! |publisher=Friends of the Rail |access-date=12 September 2008 |archive-date=15 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915105142/http://www.friendsoftherail.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Buses===
Various bus companies exist in Pretoria, of which [[PUTCO]] is one of the oldest and most recognised. Tshwane municipality provides the remainder of the bus services.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tshwane.gov.za/busbooklet.cfm |title=Tshwane Bus Booklet |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528122549/http://www.tshwane.gov.za/busbooklet.cfm |archive-date=28 May 2010}}</ref>

===Road===
The [[N1 road (South Africa)|N1]] is the major freeway that runs through Pretoria. It enters the city from the south as the [[Ben Schoeman Highway]]. At the Brakfontein Interchange in [[Centurion, Gauteng|Centurion]], the Ben Schoeman Highway becomes the [[N14 road (South Africa)|N14]] to Pretoria Central, the N1 turns north-east, then north, as the [[Pretoria Bypass|Eastern Bypass]], bisecting the large expanse of the eastern suburbs, routing traffic from [[Johannesburg]] to [[Polokwane]] and the north of the country.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=May 2012 |title=RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS |url=https://www.transport.gov.za/documents/11623/21913/SANoRouteDescriptionDestinationAnalysis.pdf/1c07b3af-099a-4d9a-a72c-f328c706d966 |access-date=25 March 2021 |website=NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT |archive-date=28 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228095147/http://www.transport.gov.za/documents/11623/21913/SANoRouteDescriptionDestinationAnalysis.pdf/1c07b3af-099a-4d9a-a72c-f328c706d966 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The N1 is a [[toll road]] north of Pretoria. The [[R101 road (South Africa)|R101]] is the original N1, and served the same function before the construction of the highway. It runs through the centre of the city on regular streets rather than the eastern suburbs.<ref name=":0" />

The [[N4 road (South Africa)|N4]] enters the city as a highway from [[Witbank|eMalahleni]] in the east, merging with the N1 at the Proefplaas Interchange. It begins again north of the city, branching west from the N1 as the [[Platinum Highway]], forming the [[Pretoria Bypass|Northern Bypass]], and heading to [[Rustenburg]].<ref name=":0" /> The N4 runs east–west through South Africa, connecting [[Maputo]] to [[Gaborone]].<ref>[https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/mono/10.4324/9781315062204-26/maputo-corridor-trans-kalahari-highway-guy-arnold The Maputo Corridor and the Trans-Kalahari Highway]</ref> The N4 is a toll road. Before the Platinum Highway was built, the N4 continued passed the Proefplaas Interchange to the city centre, where it became a regular road, before again becoming a partially-tolled highway west of the city towards [[Hartbeespoort]]. These roads through the city centre are now designated as the [[M2 road (Pretoria)|M2]] (from the Proefplaas Interchange to [[Arcadia, Pretoria|Arcadia]]) and the [[M4 road (Pretoria)|M4]] (from Arcadia to Hartbeespoort).

There is a third, original east–west road: the [[R104 road (South Africa)|R104]], previously named Church Street, also from eMalahleni in the east through Pretoria to Hartbeespoort and Rustenburg in the west.<ref name=":0" /> Church Street has been renamed as Stanza Bopape Street from the M16 to Nelson Mandela Drive (M3),<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Street Name Changes in Pretoria |url=https://www.oppihoek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Street_name_changes_in_Pretoria-2.pdf}}</ref> Helen Joseph Street from the [[M3 road (Pretoria)|M3]] to [[Church Square, Pretoria|Church Square]],<ref name=":1" /> WF Nkomo Street from Church Square to the [[R511 (South Africa)|R511]] (south-east of Hartbeespoort)<ref name=":1" /> and Elias Motswaledi Street from the R511 to [[Pelindaba]].<ref name=":1" />

The [[N14 road (South Africa)|N14]] starts from the R101 just south of the Pretoria CBD, heading south as the [[Ben Schoeman Freeway]]. At the Brakfontein interchange in [[Centurion, Gauteng|Centurion]], the Ben Schoeman Freeway becomes the N1 to Johannesburg, and the N14 continues as the intersecting west-south-westerly highway towards [[Krugersdorp]].<ref name=":0" /> The [[R114 road (South Africa)|R114]] parallels the N14 from Centurion to [[Muldersdrift]].<ref name=":0" />

The [[R21 road (South Africa)|R21]] provides a second north–south highway, further east. It starts from the Fountains Circle south of the city centre, heading south-east to [[Monument Park, Pretoria|Monument Park]], where it becomes a highway. It crosses the N1 at the Flying Saucer Interchange and runs north–south towards [[Ekurhuleni]] (specifically [[Kempton Park, Gauteng|Kempton Park]] and [[Boksburg]]).<ref name=":0" /> Importantly, it links Pretoria with the [[OR Tambo International Airport]] in Kempton Park.<ref name=":0" />

The [[R80 road (South Africa)|R80 highway]] (Mabopane Highway) is a highway in the north-west of the city. The highway begins in [[Soshanguve]] and it terminates just north of the city centre (in [[Roseville, Pretoria|Roseville]]) at an intersection with the [[M1 (Pretoria)|M1]].<ref name=":0" />

Pretoria is also served by many regional roads. The [[R55 road (South Africa)|R55]] starts at an interchange with the R80, and runs north–south from [[Pretoria West]] to [[Sandton]].<ref name=":0" /> The [[R50 road (South Africa)|R50]] starts from the N1 in the south-east of the city, and heads south-east towards [[Bapsfontein]] and [[Delmas, Mpumalanga|Delmas]].<ref name=":0" /> The [[R511 road (South Africa)|R511]] runs north–south from Sandton towards [[Brits, North West|Brits]] and barely by-passes Pretoria to the west.<ref name=":0" /> The [[R514 road (South Africa)|R514]] starts from the M1, north of the city centre, and terminates at the R511 in Hartbeespoort.<ref name=":0" /> The [[R513 road (South Africa)|R513]] crosses Pretoria's northern suburbs from east to west. It links Pretoria to [[Cullinan, Gauteng|Cullinan]] and [[Bronkhorstspruit]] in the east and [[Hartbeespoort]] in the west.<ref name=":0" /> The [[R566 road (South Africa)|R566]] takes origin in Pretoria's northern suburbs, connecting Pretoria to Brits.<ref name=":0" /> The [[R573 road (South Africa)|R573]] (also called ''Moloto Road'') starts from the R513, just east of the town and heads north-east to [[KwaMhlanga]] and [[Siyabuswa]].<ref name=":0" />

Pretoria is also served internally by [[Metropolitan Routes in Pretoria|metropolitan routes]].

===Airports===
For scheduled air services, Pretoria is served by Johannesburg's airports: [[OR Tambo International Airport|OR Tambo International]], {{cvt|45|km}} south of central Pretoria; and [[Lanseria Airport|Lanseria]], {{cvt|35|km}} south-west of the city. [[Wonderboom Airport]] in the suburb of Annlin in the north of Pretoria primarily services light commercial and private aircraft. However, as from August 2015, scheduled flights from Wonderboom Airport to [[Cape Town International Airport]] were made available by [[Airlink|SA Airlink.]] There are two military air bases to the south of the city, [[AFB Swartkop|Swartkop]] and [[AFB Waterkloof|Waterkloof]].