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In April 2010, the South African Minister of Transport proposed a Johannesburg–Durban high-speed rail system. [1] There are concerns about the cost and engineering difficulty of the project, [ 2 ] which would have to cross the Drakensberg mountains. [ 3 ]
Durban railway station is the central railway station in the city of Durban, South Africa, located between Umgeni Road and NMR Avenue / Masabalala Yengwa Avenue just to the north of the central business district.
The new trains are designated 10M3 (Cape Town), 10M4 (Gauteng) or 10M5 (Durban). [9] [10] The Metrorail services on the Eastern Cape are operated by four diesel trains, each consisting of ten coaches and a diesel locomotive. [11] 280 train sets operate on the system, [1] each able to carry up to 1,800 passengers. [12]
Metrorail Gauteng is a network of commuter rail services in Gauteng province in South Africa, serving the Johannesburg and Pretoria metro areas. It is operated by Metrorail, a division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA).
The freight corridor was affirmed in Parliament in July 2021; the Chinese ambassador to South Africa confirmed in April 2022 that their country intended to collaborate in a passenger and freight rail link between Johannesburg and Durban, but funding would be uncertain. [60]
A feasibility study is to be conducted into the construction of a 720 km of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) (standard gauge) line from Johannesburg to Durban for double-stack container trains. [15] On 2010-06-07 the Gautrain opened between Oliver R Tambo International Airport and Sandton.
The reactivation of the service between Johannesburg and Musina is announced for 30 August 2024. [15] But the frequency will be very low, only one couple of trains per week is offered. The Blue Train is a luxurious passenger train and a popular tourist attraction for South Africa, [11] which runs from Cape Town to Pretoria. It was the winner of ...
Transnet Freight Rail is a South African rail transport company, formerly known as Spoornet.It was part of the South African Railways and Harbours Administration, a state-controlled organisation that employed hundreds of thousands of people for decades from the first half of the 20th century and was widely referred to by the initials SAR&H (SAS&H in Afrikaans).