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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 ]
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 KwaZulu-Natal is a network of commuter rail services in and around the city of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.It is operated by Metrorail, a division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA).
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 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 ...
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 train was derailed and at least one of the carriages caught fire. Twenty one people were killed and 254 were injured. [7] On 12 February 2020, another Shosholoza Meyl train collided with a goods train near Bonny Doone Road in Horizon View, west of Johannesburg. One person died in the incident and several people were injured. [8]
Luxrail – The operation of the Blue Train, which is designed as a five-star hotel on wheels. Transnet also formerly owned Shosholoza Meyl, the non-luxury long-distance passenger rail service. Shosholoza Meyl was transferred to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa on 23 December 2008. A line in the Eastern Cape is leased to Kei Rail. [7]
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