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Date: 1913 Type: Railway Station Style: Edwardian Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 34°06'34.7" S 18°28'03.2" E

In 1882 the railway reached Muizenberg as part of Cecil John Rhodes' great vision for a Cape to Cairo rail network. The train from Park Station in Johannesburg went direct to Muizenberg via a loop at Salt River. In 1913 the present Edwardian styled station with its impressive clock tower was completed as well as several hotels. It suited the ambience of Muizenberg as South Africa's premier holiday resort. (Muizenberg Historical Conservation Society) All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. Books that reference Railway Station Fransen, Hans. 2004. The old buildings of the Cape. A survey of extant architecture from before c1910 in the area of Cape Town - Calvinia - Colesberg - Uitenhage. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. pg 155 ill Richardson, Deirdré. 2001. Historic Sites of South Africa. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. pg 89 Walker, Michael. 2012. Early architects of Cape Town and their buildings (1820 - 1926) with postcard illustrations, The. St James: Michael Walker. pg 74, 75 (ills.)