It is located between Pretoria's central business district and Salvokop, in a 1910 building designed by Herbert Baker.

[2] On 19 February 2001, a signalling failure led to major delays to Metrorail services in Pretoria.

Angered by the delays, some commuters set a fire in a waiting room which spread to the roof of the building, which caved in.

[2] Shosholoza Meyl inter-city services originating from Johannesburg pass through Pretoria en route to Musina via Polokwane and Komatipoort via Nelspruit.

Metrorail commuter services operate from Pretoria west to Atteridgeville, north to Soshanguve and Ga-Rankuwa, east to Mamelodi, and south to Johannesburg Park Station.