Gauteng Business 2016 edition
The 2016 edition of the Gauteng Business and Investment Guide is the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA). In addition to detailed profiles of key provincial organisations, including the GGDA, the Automotive Industry Development Corporation Centre (AIDC), the Gauteng Investment Centre, the Gauteng IDZ, the Gauteng ICT Park SEZ and Constitution Hill, this edition includes well-researched economic and demographic data on the province, as well as insights into the province’s five development corridors and the new industries and development nodes in these corridors; a focus on Gauteng as a global city region; and key growth sectors for the province.
The 2016 edition of the Gauteng Business and Investment Guide is the premier business and investment guide for the Gauteng province and the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA). In addition to detailed profiles of key provincial organisations, including the GGDA, the Automotive Industry Development Corporation Centre (AIDC), the Gauteng Investment Centre, the Gauteng IDZ, the Gauteng ICT Park SEZ and Constitution Hill, this edition includes well-researched economic and demographic data on the province, as well as insights into the province’s five development corridors and the new industries and development nodes in these corridors; a focus on Gauteng as a global city region; and key growth sectors for the province.
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FOCUS<br />
Gautrain at a glance<br />
The background to the designing of the themes of the 10 stations along the Gautrain route<br />
portrays the diverse South African resources, technology, economy and culture.<br />
The future lifestyle trend in <strong>Gauteng</strong> will be<br />
to live, work and seek entertainment along<br />
Gautrain’s route. In anticipation of this new<br />
way of living, quiet suburbs and empty land<br />
are turning into high-density economic hubs, while<br />
inner city rejuvenation projects are mushrooming<br />
along with a multitude of infrastructure projects<br />
which will change the face of <strong>Gauteng</strong>.<br />
Centurion Station is almost in the middle of one<br />
of the longest viaducts (elevated section) on the<br />
Gautrain system stretching from the John Vorster<br />
N1 interchange in the south, and to Jean Avenue<br />
N14 interchange in the north. The station is situated<br />
near the Centurion Lake at West Avenue and the<br />
Gerard Street intersection. Passengers experience a<br />
panoramic view of Centurion entering or exiting the<br />
station.The Gautrain Hatfield Station is a terminal<br />
station where the north-south train service will commence<br />
and terminates. The station is located within<br />
the Hatfield <strong>Business</strong> Node east of the Pretoria CBD<br />
adjacent to the existing PRASA railway network north<br />
of the University of Pretoria. From Marlboro Station,<br />
the Gautrain route heads north, running to the east<br />
of Buccleuch until it reaches Midrand Station, after<br />
which the route tracks the Old Pretoria-Johannesburg<br />
Road.<br />
Rosebank Station is an underground station located<br />
beneath Oxford Road, between Baker Street<br />
and Tyrwhitt Avenue, opposite The Zone shopping<br />
centre. It is served by the north-south train service<br />
that operates between Hatfield and Park Station,<br />
the most southern Gautrain station situated adjacent<br />
to Metrorail’s Johannesburg Park Station in<br />
Braamfontein. This underground station is located<br />
diagonally beneath Smit and Wolmarans streets.<br />
Transport to and from the station. Marlboro<br />
Gautrain Station is strategically positioned adjacent<br />
to the N3/Marlboro Drive interchange, south of<br />
Marlboro Drive and to the west of the N3.<br />
OR Tambo International Airport Station is an<br />
elevated station with platforms situated on a viaduct.<br />
The Station concourse is directly linked to the<br />
departures level of the adjacent central terminal<br />
building, one level below. Rhodesfield Station is<br />
situated west of OR Tambo International Airport and<br />
is close to the R21 and Aero City. Sandton Station<br />
is an underground station situated beneath Rivonia<br />
Road, between West Street and Fifth Avenue. From<br />
Sandton Station passengers can choose between<br />
a commuter service and an airport service. The OR<br />
Tambo International Airport Station revolves around<br />
air passengers and people working at the airport and<br />
The interiors of the Gautrain cabins offer comfort and sophistication to meet the needs of international<br />
travellers as well as local and international business people.<br />
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