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Mbalula assesses work on Metrorail Southern Line infrastructure upgrade

Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula, is assessing work on the upgrade of Metrorail Southern Line infrastructure which was vandalised when the service was stopped because of the pandemic. This comes after the Western Cape was granted a certificate to run the new Electric Motor Unit (EMU).   The EMU relies less on overhead cables that get vandalised and stolen. The Cape Flats and the Southern Lines are the only two lines […]

today3 March 2022

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Slow trains coming as Prasa commuter services roll up the comeback track

LOCAL After nearly two years of bruising lockdowns which saw Gauteng's commuter rail network destroyed by thieves, Metrorail commuter train services continue their slow comeback. Trains from Park Station to Naledi in Soweto were the latest services to resume, with three travelling the route each way daily. This is a far cry from the almost 200 trains that ran between Park Station and Soweto in the 1980s. While the trains […]

today1 January 2022

Local

R3bn plus 28 new trains will put Cape Town back on track, says Prasa

Cape Town commuter trains are running at 34% of capacity compared to 2019, when they were already on their knees due to arson attacks, theft of infrastructure, vandalism and mismanagement. Five out of 12 trains operated by Metrorail in 2019 are no longer running, according to a Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) presentation to the Western Cape legislature transport committee on Tuesday. And the central line, once Metrorail’s busiest […]

today23 June 2021

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Metrorail arrests more than a dozen suspects for vandalism, theft

Metrorail says 14 arrests have been made in Cape Town in the past seven days. The passenger rail service in the Western Cape has been the target of vandals for years. Metrorail spokesperson, Riana Scott, says a revised regional security strategy focusing on known hotspots and maintenance facilities, has paid off and four arrests were made early yesterday morning at a Metrorail depot. She says armed security guards found the […]

today23 November 2020

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Metrorail warns that train services will be limited “under new normal”

Metrorail has urged train commuters to obey new travelling protocols ahead of an expected resumption of phased in services from this week. Spokesperson Rianna Scott said on Tuesday that the rail service must get the go-ahead from Western Cape Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela. Speaking to VOC’s Breakfast Beat, Scott explained that the first few days the railway will operate on a “non-revenue” basis, to provide time to test the latest […]

today30 June 2020

Local

Eskom power cut to PRASA leaves thousands stranded in WCape

As if the province's transport woes can't any worse, the entire Western Cape rail network is temporarily suspended with immediate effect due to Eskom disconnecting traction supply.  Its believed the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) owes Eskom millions in unpaid power bills. No trains are operating at present, leaving 289 000 commuters without rail transport this afternoon. In a statement today, PRASA said the cut of traction power […]

today27 February 2020

Local

Cosatu to lead march for safe, reliable rail system

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) will lead a march in Cape Town on Thursday morning to highlight its demand for a reliable and affordable commuter rail system. Cosatu Provincial Chairperson Motlatse Tsubane says they have had several meetings with the relevant stakeholders to raise their unhappiness about the state of public transport in the province. He says they also submitted their demands through the National Economic Development […]

today20 February 2020

News

COSATU prepares protest of government inaction over failing public transport

by Tauhierah Salie The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is determined to hold government accountable for failing public transport services in Cape Town, through protest action in February. Delayed or cancelled trains, congested buses, the probability of being robbed or assaulted, risk of losing your job and constant battle to stay on top of your finances; are among the issues commuters in the Mother City grapple with on […]

today30 January 2020

Local

Prasa hunting down ‘enemies’ responsible for CT train attacks

All stops are being pulled out to find those responsible for three arson attacks on trains in Cape Town this month, the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) board said on Sunday. "It is clear to us that this is the work of people who have placed themselves as enemies of Prasa, enemies of our commuters and enemies of the South African government," Prasa spokesperson Nana Zenani said. She said […]

today30 July 2018

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