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Update: Metrorail service between Wellington & Cape Town resumes after train derailment
Metrorail’s service between Wellington and Cape Town has resumed. This followed repair work that Transnet conducted after two train coaches…
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Metrorail suspends service in Western Cape due to signalling & equipment failure
It’s expected to be a rough start to Wednesday morning’s commute as Metrorail suspends its service in the Western Cape.…
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Transport Minister Chikunga: Prasa’s Metrorail will once again be a trusted network
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has assured South Africans that at least 80% of Prasa’s (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa)…
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Metrorail to run full service between Cape Town and Nyanga in over 3 years
Metrorail is expected to run a full service between Cape Town and Nyanga for the first time in over three…
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Prasa reassures load shedding won’t impact electric train services
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) reassured commuters that the ongoing power cuts would not affect its train…
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Metrorail on track
The recovery process to restore all railway lines in Gauteng is at 50 percent. The Passenger Rail Agency gave an…
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Metrorail suspends services in Eastern Cape
Metrorail says it has had to suspend services due to contractual obligations with a service provider. Widespread vandalism and theft…
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Councillor: Moving central line families to Philippi will strain resources
A Cape Town councillor said that the relocation of families squatting along Metrorail’s central line to the Philippi Wedge area…
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Load shedding: Metrorail suspends Cape Town’s train services
As the unwelcome guest, load shedding, comes to visit, it has brought more frustration as Metrorail struggles to get its…
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Metrorail working to remove informal settlers from Central Line
Metrorail on Friday said negotiations with informal settlers occupying a section of the train line between Philippi and Langa are…
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Gauteng Metrorail launches probe after two new trains collide in Tshwane
Gauteng Metrorail said an investigation was underway after two newly launched trains collided in Tshwane. The commuter rail service operator…
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Metrorail investigates train collision after technical fault
Metrorail investigates train collisions after a technical fault. The accident led Metrorail to close a line between Soshanguve and Mabopane…
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Metrorail recovers services in Western Cape after telecommunication affected by cable theft
Metrorail on Tuesday said technical teams in the Western Cape had started to recover services. Vandals cut critical fibre optic…
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Damage to Cape Town rail infrastructure caused by latest vandalism at R1 million – Metrorail
Metrorail said that the cost of damages to its infrastructure targeted by vandals in the False Bay region was estimated…
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Vandalised telecommunications cable interrupts Cape Town passenger rail system
Metrorail said that the Western Cape’s passenger rail service was disrupted on Wednesday by a telecommunications outage. The cause of…
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Metrorail warns passengers of severe delays after Wellington train line vandalized
Severe vandalism has stripped a section of the Wellington train line of essential and critical safety equipment. Metrorail on Wednesday…
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Commuters of Gauteng rail left to find own transport as Metrorail suspends service
Metrorail commuters in Gauteng have been urged to make alternative plans on Monday morning, with train services temporarily suspended. The…
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Metrorail: Western Cape services recovered after being impacted by COVID-19
Metrorail said that its services in the Western Cape had recovered after recently being severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Ongoing Cape Town taxi war destroying livelihoods
Even though there had been a lull in the taxi war gripping the city in the last 24 hours, the…
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Metrorail to resume some Gauteng train services
Passenger rail service Metrorail has announced that train services suspended earlier this week due to spreading violent unrest, will formally…
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Metrorail suspends train service between Cape Town and Retreat over public violence fears
With the SAPS in the Western Cape placed on high alert in anticipation of “planned public violence action” in Cape…
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Cape Town Metrorail passengers accuse govt of neglecting coronavirus measures
While other forms of public transport such as mini-bus taxis and Golden Arrow have started rolling out their anti-COVID-19 plans,…
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Major disruption to Cape Town train service due to signal failures
The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Metrorail) confirmed this morning that both the Southern line and Cape Flats train services…
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Power restored to Western Cape Metrorail
Power has been restored to Metrorail operations in the Western Cape. Earlier on Thursday, train services had been suspended. Eskom…
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Fight erupts over first and second class on overcrowded trains
Metrorail has apologized for the behaviour of a ticket conductor who was trying to ensure people were sitting in carriages…
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Metrorail train on fire in Joburg
A Metrorail train has allegedly caught fire in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Gauteng Metrorail spokesperson Lillian Mofokeng said it is not clear…
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R100K reward – These two men suspected of burning Cape Town trains
Metrorail has released footage captured on CCTV of two of the men wanted for the fires which recently effectively crippled…
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CCTV footage shows four suspects behind Cape Town train blaze
‘It’s up to the police now to affect arrests,’ Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said, adding ‘we’ve seen them … in…
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Thieves make off with 268 metres of contact wire from Cape Town train line
Thieves stripped 268 metres of contact wire overnight on the train line between Kuils River and Bellville, Metrorail said on…
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Man alleged to have set trains on fire sent for mental evaluation
The mental state of a man who is alleged to have set fire to two train sets has been called…
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Two killed after being hit by a train in separate incidents
Metrorail said it was a “tragic afternoon” on Tuesday after three people were hit by trains – two fatally –…
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Train fails to arrive as Plato inspects Metrorail service
At 6am, Plato, the MEC for safety and security until Mayor Patricia de Lille hands over the reins at the…
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Another train carriage torched in Cape Town
Firefighters on Tuesday responded to a train in flames at Koeberg station in Cape Town, battling to douse the inferno…
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Commuters damage cars after Metrorail suspends services
Angry commuters have reportedly damaged 15 personal cars belonging to the staff at the Metrorail Naledi depot after train services were suspended on Friday.…
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