The rail station that never saw a train
Friday, 11 September 2026
For decades, Hermanus residents have repeated the story that Sir William Hoy deliberately stopped the railway at Bot River to preserve the town’s exclusivity.
The truth is more practical: Hermanus became an early beneficiary of South African Railways’ road transport system. Passengers travelled by bus from Bot River, first arriving in Main Road and later at the Dutch-style Mitchell Street building.
Though commonly called the railway station, it never ever saw a train – only buses owned by the railways themselves.
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