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Travel by train: a day out that starts and ends at a PRASA station, with the trains from PRASA's timetable and the walk from the platform. A new issue every three weeks.
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The False Bay coast by train: Muizenberg, St James, Kalk Bay and Fish Hoek
A day on the False Bay coast by PRASA (Metrorail) train from Cape Town: Muizenberg beach, the St James tidal pool, Kalk Bay harbour and Fish Hoek beach, each a short walk from the station.
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Simon's Town and the Boulders penguins by train
How to reach Simon's Town and the Boulders penguin colony by PRASA (Metrorail) train from Cape Town: the trains, the 45-minute walk to Boulders, and SANParks' opening times and fees.
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Durban's South Coast beaches by train: Amanzimtoti, Warner Beach and Winklespruit
A beach day by PRASA (Metrorail) train from Durban on the South Coast Line: Amanzimtoti, Warner Beach and Winklespruit, each beach a 2 to 11 minute walk from its station.
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Cape Town city centre on foot from Cape Town station
Five places within a 22-minute walk of Cape Town station: the Castle of Good Hope, the District Six Museum, Greenmarket Square, the Company's Garden and the Bo-Kaap Museum, with opening times, fees and the last trains home.
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Soweto by train: Hector Pieterson and Vilakazi Street from Phefeni
A day in Orlando West, Soweto, by PRASA (Metrorail) train from Johannesburg: the Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum and Mandela House on Vilakazi Street, 5 to 11 minutes on foot from Phefeni station.
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