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===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>
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