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  • Picture: Giovanna Gerbi/EWN.

    CT central line suspended again

    The busy commuter railway line is said to be closed off until further notice following a pantograph hook-up at Netreg on Friday.

    1536 days ago
  • FILE: Cape Town’s central line is back up and running following a six-week suspension. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN.

    Prasa ordered to add more trains on CT’s central line

    Deputy Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga says 33 trains are supposed to run on the central line but only 10 are operational.

    1545 days ago
  • This file photo shared on social media by Prasa shows acting group CEO of Prasa Cromet Molepo addressing the media following vandalism on Metrorail's central line on 18 January 2018. Picture: @PRASA_Group/Twitter

    Prasa’s acting group CEO confident as CT central line service resumes

    Metrorail had to suspend all services due to ongoing vandalism and the death of one of their security guards.

    1553 days ago
  • Kapteinsklip station, on Metrorail's central line, pictured on 21 February 2018. Picture: Graig-Lee Smith/EWN

    Metrorail resumes limited service on CT central line after 6-week suspension

    Metrorail hopes to resume a limited service on the central line.

    1554 days ago
  • A Metrorail train seen in Cape Town. Picture: EWN.

    CT Metrorail central line yet to be reopened

    The cape's busiest line, serving large communities like Mitchell's Plain and Khayelitsha has been suspended for six weeks.

    1554 days ago
  • Picture: Supplied.

    Three suspects arrested for cable theft in Bonteheuwel

    Bonteheuwel is one of several communities being serviced by Metrorail's central line, which has been out of service for the past five weeks due to vandalism.

    1559 days ago
  • FILE: A general view of a train leaving a Cape Town station. Picture: Facebook.com.

    Parliament committee orders Prasa to urgently reopen CT’s central line

    The Cape’s busiest line has been suspended for more than five weeks due to safety concerns and infrastructure damage.

    1560 days ago
  • Picture: Facebook.com

    Metrorail CT's central line service to be restored next week

    The Passenger Rail Agency has reiterated safety and security plans are being beefed up.

    1561 days ago
  • Investigations are underway after Two MyCiTi bus station were vandalised. Picture: Supplied.

    CT’s transport network under attack

    Several attacks have been reported on trains and around 200 incidents of crime on buses.

    1562 days ago
  • Picture: EWN.

    Damage to cabling, signalling equipment causes delays at CT train station

    Prasa is already stretched with various problems on Metrorail's Cape Town network and overnight overhead cabling and signalling equipment were damaged.

    1562 days ago
  • Picture: EWN

    Untu: Security poor on many of CT's train routes

    A Metrorail ticket control officer and three colleagues were attacked by five people last weekend on a train near Somerset Station.

    1565 days ago
  • FILE: Train commuters leaving the Bonteheuwel station in Cape Town. Picture: Facebook.com

    Rise in whistle blowing on cable theft in Bonteheuwel

    Authorities have secured 14 cable theft arrests since the start of the year, most of them in the Bonteheuwel area.

    1568 days ago
  • A general view of a train leaving a Cape Town station. Picture: Facebook.com.

    City of CT to host rail summit to address commuter challenges

    The city says it hopes all the different sectors can find solutions together that can be implemented in the short-term.

    1569 days ago
  • Metrorail in Cape Town suspended services on the Central line following the murder of a security guard at Chris Hani station in Khayelitsha. Picture: Facebook.com.

    No word on when CT central line will reopen

    The rail operator says while repairs are ongoing, new cases of theft and vandalism are hampering efforts.

    1569 days ago
  • FILE: A Metrorail train station in Cape Town. Picture: Regan Thaw/EWN

    Metrorail CT's central line service down for fourth straight week

    Repairs are still underway following a spate of vandalism attacks on the route.

    1569 days ago
  • FILE: The MyCiti bus service. Picture: City of Cape Town

    Herron: MyCiTi bus attacks likely related to Metrorail's woes

    Eight MyCiTi buses have been attacked and stoned in Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha over the past weekend.

    1576 days ago
  • Picture: Facebook.com

    CT's central rail line still not operational

    Train operations on the route were suspended after the murder of a security guard at the Chris Hani station about two weeks ago.

    1583 days ago
  • Picture: EWN

    Metrorail central line remains shut

    A string of misfortune has left the line paralysed for days now.

    1583 days ago
  • A Metrorail train derailed between Heideveld and Netreg stations on 17 January 2018. Picture: Supplied

    Train derailment scuppers plans to reopen CT central line

    Officials were preparing to get services back on track on Thursday morning but last night a train derailed between the Heideveld and Netreg stations.

    1588 days ago
  • Metrorail in Cape Town suspended services on the Central line following the murder of a security guard at Chris Hani station in Khayelitsha. Picture: Facebook.com.

    Unclear when services on CT's Central line will resume

    The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa suspended services last week following the murder of a security guard at Chris Hani Station in Khayelitsha.

    1588 days ago
  • FILE: Police responded to the scene after a man’s body was found at the Heideveld train station. Picture: EWN

    Services on Central line due to resume as technicians repair damages

    Services on the central line were suspended after a security guard was shot dead at Chris Hani station last week. The service was due to resume on Wednesday morning.

    1588 days ago
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