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Shosholoza Meyl is a division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) that operates long-distance passenger rail services. It operates various train routes across South Africa, [ 1 ] carrying approximately 4 million passengers annually. [ 2 ]
Shosholoza Meyl has introduced refurbished railway coaches, although these have attracted criticism from tourists as even though the windows are physically the same size as the original windows, only the top half now opens and only pivots inwards for a short distance. The original windows slid downwards into the side of the carriage, and opened ...
Park Station is also the terminus of Shosholoza Meyl long-distance services to Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London, Bloemfontein via Kimberley, Komatipoort via Nelspruit and Musina via Polokwane. [3] The southern terminus of the Gautrain rapid-rail service is located underground, in a separate station adjacent to the existing main ...
Rail network in 1892 Rail network in 1906 Rail network in 1950. Construction of the first railway from Cape Town to Wellington was commenced in 1858. However the first passenger-carrying and goods service was a small line of about 3.2 kilometres (2 mi) built by the Natal Railway Company, linking the town of Durban with Harbour Point, opened on 26 June 1860. [2]
De Aar railway station is a railway station serving the town of De Aar, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.De Aar is a major junction where the Cape Town–Kimberley main line meets a line from Port Elizabeth and another from Upington and Namibia.
Line Keys Color Hex color Icon; Johannesburg–Komatipoort: Jhb-Kpt 02878e: Johannesburg–Musina: Jhb-Msn 02878e: Johannesburg–Kimberley–Bloemfontein
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