Tshwane Business Nodes

Hatfield Business Node

History

Brief Overview

Accesibility

Hatfield CID

Spatial Development Frameworks

Demographic Information

Land Uses

Recreation and Open Spaces

Contact Information

 

Accesibility

Road Network

Boundaries
North - Church Street
South - Lynnwood Road
East - University of Pretoria Sports Ground
West - Hill Street

• Accessible from N1 and N4 Highways – Pretorius and Schoeman Streets.
• Duncan link Brooklyn Node (east) and Queenswood (north)
• Burnette Road – activity street - retail street.

Gautrain

Illustration of Hatfield Station

Introduction

The Gautrain Rapid Rail Link is a state-of-the-art rapid rail network planned in Gauteng. The rail comprises of two links, namely a link between Tshwane(Pretoria) and Johannesburg and a link to OR Tambo International Airport and Sandton. Apart from the three anchor stations on these two links, seven other stations will be linked by approximately 80 kilometres of rail along the proposed route.

The three anchor stations will be located at:
• OR Thambo International Airport (Johannesburg International)
• Tshwane Inner City
• Johannesburg Inner City

The seven other stations will be located at:
• Rosebank
• Sandton
• Marlboro
• Midrand
• Centurion
• Hatfield and
• Rhodesfield (Kempton Park)

This modern train will offer international standards of public transport with high levels of saftey , reliability, predictability and comfort. Travelling at maximum speeds of 160 to 180 kilometres per hour it will reach Tshwane from Johannesburg in less than 40 minutes. The minimum frequency between Johannesburg and Tshwane will initially be six trains per hour per direction and it will operate approximately 18 hours per day. This public transport service will include dedicated, exclusive bus services to transport passengers to and from stations.

Hatfield Station Precinct

The Gautrain Hatfield Station is located within the Hatfield Business Node adjacent to the existing railway line between the Rissik and Hartebeesspruit Stations.

The Hatfield Station precinct is bounded by School Lane in the north, Duncan Street in the east, the existing railway line in the south and Grosvenor Street in the west. The station area will be occupied by a multi-storey parking garage for park-and-ride passengers, drop-off and short-term parking to serve the so-called kiss-and-ride passengers, facilities for bicycles and loading bays for the feeder-and-distribution vehicles that will serve the Hatfield Station to ensure that Gautrain passengers have access to public transport from their origins and to their destinations within the catchment area of the Hatfield Station.

Although the railway line and platforms will be below natural ground level to allow the future extension of the Gautrain network towards the east underneath Duncan Street, the platforms will be conveniently accessible by stairs and escalators from ground level and by lifts to accommodate physically impaired passengers. The station building can be extended across the existing railway line to promote the integration of the Gautrain with the surrounding business area and to specifically promote a pedestrian-friendly environment.

Hatfield Station is the last station on the primary north-south axis of the Gautrain system between the Johannesburg Park Station and Hatfield Station. Two further stations have been provided in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, namely the Centurion Station at Centurion Lake and Pretoria Station adjacent to the historic Pretoria Main Station.

The Hatfield Station precinct will be fully integrated with the surrounding business and residential developments. An important component of the conceptual planning of the station area is safe, efficient and pleasant pedestrian linkages to a pedestrian axis that runs along the existing railway line from Duncan Street and the Hartebeestspruit Station in the east to Rissik Station and the Hatfield Galleries Centre in the west. The extension of Grosvenor Street across the railway line, that will be implemented as part of the Gautrain project, will contribute significantly to more convenient and efficient traffic and pedestrian circulation in the Hatfield area.Pretoria Main Station.