Cape Town — Minister of Transport, Sindiswe Chikunga, took a ride on Cape Town’s Southern Line from Fish Hoek to Cape Town station, marking the launch of the 200th train set.
Chikunga, along with members of the Passenger Railway Agency of South Africa (PRASA) Group took a ride on new train set to assess the strides made to improve the rail network and restore idle lines impacted by vandalism and theft, EWN reported.
Chikunga said the department’s next priority was resuming train services between Khayelitsha and the CBD. Current train services on the central line has been derailed by infrastructure theft, vandalism, and informal houses being built on rail reserves.
Chikunga said train services between the CBD and Nolungile train station in Khayelitsha would resume in May.
To mark these milestones, Minister Chikunga, accompanied by the PRASA Board of Control and Management, took a train ride on the Southern Line in the Western Cape from Fish Hoek to Cape Town Station.#TS200 @PRASA_Group pic.twitter.com/bDe0wTrU7Q
— Department of Transport (@Dotransport) April 23, 2024
Transport Minister Sindiwe Chikunga is inspecting the Southern Line rail corridor. Today, she took a train ride from Fish Hoek to Cape Town Station. Transport activist Lorenzo Davids says commuters are really excited about this.
Watch: https://t.co/idexUDLsZr#Newzroom405 pic.twitter.com/zCfIxc0e40
— Newzroom Afrika (@Newzroom405) April 23, 2024
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