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On 23 December 2008 the SARCC was renamed the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, and in subsequent months other assets were transferred to PRASA. PRASA was officially launched in March 2009 and combined the assets of Metrorail, Shosholoza Meyl, Autopax and Intersite Property Management Services under this new organisation.
Although the national railway network in South Africa uses the 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), Gautrain is built with the more expensive international standard gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge. According to the Gautrain planning and implementation study, this is done for several reasons, including that a broader gauge is safer and ...
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]
A Metrorail train pulling out of Kalk Bay station near Cape Town. Rail transport in South Africa is an important element of the country's transport infrastructure. All major cities are connected by rail, and South Africa's railway system is the most highly developed in Africa. [1] The South African rail industry is publicly owned.
A Metrorail X'Trapolis Mega train running forward to Kalk Bay station south of Cape Town. Metrorail is an operator of commuter rail services in the major urban areas of South Africa. It is a division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), a state-owned enterprise which is responsible for most passenger rail services in South ...
This incredible train trip travels through multiple landscapes in South Africa, from the grasslands of the Highveld to the barren Great Karoo, as well as stunning mountain ranges and the Cape’s ...
An 18-gate Transborder Concourse opened in 2003, [24] an 11-gate International Concourse opened in 2004, [24] new customs hall and baggage claim area for non-domestic flights and an expanded parking garage opened in 2005. [24] Additionally, sections of the domestic area were renovated and expanded in 2007, accompanied with additional retail ...
A photograph of the Port Elizabeth – Uitenhage railway line in 1877 The crest of the now defunct Cape Government Rails as seen in the Cape Town central train station.. The Cape Government Railways (CGR) was the government-owned railway operator in the Cape Colony from 1874 until the creation of the South African Railways (SAR) in 1910.