INTRODUCTION

Belville is well served by road and rail infrastructure, providing connectivity and accessibility on a suburban, metropolitan and regional scale. The existing road-rail transit-orientated system serves as a strong platform to support the future development of intense development across the area.

The Belville public transport interchange is the busiest in Cape Town. Under a planned upgrade programme, it will become a new, vertically integrated public transport interchange for rail, future MyCiti bus trunk lines, bus services, minibus taxi operations, long distance bus services and non-motorised transport.

Located at the centre of the Cape Town metropole, Bellville is an economic node connected by two national highways, the N1 and N2. with several major urban and regional arteries, a multi-award-winning international airport, multiple rail, bus and minibus taxi routes. It is also geographically close to the Cape Town port, linked to the rest of the continent by the N1, which cuts through Bellville.

BELLVILLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT

40 000 Daily passengers | 5 Connected rail links | 9 Train stations in the area

BELVILLE TAXI RANK

50 000 passengers daily | 142 000 passenger trips via 30 routes daily

ROAD NETWORK

Located at the centre of the Cape Town metropole, Bellville is an economic node connected by two national highways, the N1 and N2. with several major urban and regional arteries, a multi-award-winning international airport, multiple rail, bus and minibus taxi routes. It is also geographically close to the Cape Town port, linked to the rest of the continent by the N1, which cuts through Bellville.

The Bellville CBD, and particularly the area around the Bellville PTI, plays a key role on a metropolitan and city-region scale. It presents significant opportunities for the development of affordable, accessible residential and mixed-use development, particularly along the Voortrekker Road Corridor, which can overcome the legacy of apartheid spatial planning, fostering social integration and stimulating social cohesion.

This kind of vibrant environment could also be extended to offer more diverse yet affordable accommodation options for middle-income first-time buyers, especially young graduates.

The city’s primary assets are multi-directional, multi-modal transport links, prioritised development policies, fast fibre internet infrastructure and existing, available and affordable buildings with large floor-plates ideal for high-density employment.

CONFIRMED AND PROPOSED FUTURE TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENTS PLANNED FOR BELLVILLE

• Major transformation of Bellville station, with refurbishments to Parow, Tygerberg and Elsies River interchange
• Multi-million rand upgrade to the Parow public transport interchange
• New Blue Downs rail line is planned from Nolungile station to Kuilsriver station, providing a direct link between the Metro South East and Bellville
• Proposed future airport rail link to Cape Town CBD