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Twenty-five passengers were injured in the incident when two coaches derailed.
In the aftermath of Tuesday’s train derailment in Paarl, only blue gloves and masks and commuters’ clothing items were left near the wreckage, serving as reminders of the accident.
A private fire fighting service said it rushed to the scene and found at least 30 people injured while multiple were still trapped.
Metrorail has assured that ongoing maintenance work will not disrupt its operations, which include the Fish Hoek-Cape Town line, the Simon's Town shuttle, and connections between Cape Town, Bellville, and Eerste River.
Metro Rail has occupied headlines for all the wrong reasons, yet it is showing signs of recovery that will benefit workers and the economy.
One of the most scenic rail routes in the Western Cape has returned to service after an almost six-year absence.
According to Metrorail regional manager Raymond Maseko, 121 train stations were operating in the province prior to the pandemic but by the time the hard lockdown was over and trains could resume operations in July 2020 only 14 of the province’s stations were able to resume train services.
We will not win our fight against crime and corruption if we continue to treat the implicated with kid gloves.
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) said it has employed security guards to monitor and prevent criminal activities in its unoccupied building that is situated at Tide Street in Woodstock.
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has been quietly relocating the central line squatters.
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has launched an investigation to determine what caused a steel footbridge to collapse in Jeppestown, Johannesburg, causing injuries to two people.
The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) was expected to advertise the managerial position shortly, after former boss Richard Walker was fired in June.
The decision to sack Walker came after he allegedly failed to attend his disciplinary hearing.
It's business as usual for Golden Arrow Bus Services (Gabs), as two buses were set alight in Nyanga on Thursday afternoon.
Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga has made stops to view progress on projects by entities that fall under her department.
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga will officially launch the Nyanga to Cape Town train service on Tuesday, after Metrorail announced that the Central Line was up and running in the Cape Metro again.
The neighbourhood watch in Woodstock has expressed frustration over Prasa’s derelict building on Railway Street, which it says has been a hive of illegal activities for the past 10 years.
A Cape Times investigation this week showed that no major arrests, prosecutions, or links have been made relating to the arson attacks that have cost the economy billions of rand.
Speaking after public hearings on the Railway Safety Bill in KwaZulu-Natal, committee chairperson Lisa Mangcu said residents’ safety concerns had led to a move away from rail as a preferred mode of transport, as too had high rail travel costs.
Metrorail in the Western Cape reintroduced the Parow railway station on the Northern Line on Tuesday, following refurbishments as a result of vandalism during the hard lockdown.
Train commuters on the Northern Line’s other route between Eerste River and Bellville will today, on Monday, once again be able to utilise Metrorail’s services.
Metrorail in the Western Cape is expected to re-introduce the service between Eerste River and Bellville on Monday.
Representatives from customer services, marketing and communications, business risk, among other officials, conducted a station visit on the Northern Line.
The line is popular among local and international tourists who use it to get to the beach.
‘I would like to thank all our customers for their patience with us as a business as we try to recover the service on most of our lines in the region. ’