Metrorail commuters
Metrorail CT's suspension of central line leaves commuters fuming
Metrorail suspended its services indefinitely after a security guard was killed at Chris Hani station last week.
All trains operating on the Monte Vista line have been re-routed to operate via Maitland to Bellville. Trains are being manually authorised between Thornton and Tygerberg.
The City of Cape Town is intent on taking over the management of the city's embattled passenger rail service.
The 38-year-old was on duty during rush hour when a rowdy group of passengers stormed a platform to board a train without paying the fare.
The chaos erupted when passengers became increasingly frustrated over lengthy delays in services.
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has asked the Rail Safety Regulator to immediately investigate the cause of the crash.
It’s not yet clear how two trains crashed on the same track at the Lynn Ross Station in Rosslyn.
This is due to repair work taking place on the southern line after infrastructure on the line was damaged in a collision last week.
Law enforcement officials will be deployed to several train stations at any given time to net criminal elements, fraudsters and ticket defaulters.
Metrorail in the Western Cape says it’s clamping down on criminal activity at all of its key stations this holiday season.
The 2015/2016 annual state of safety report has been released in Cape Town this morning.
Metrorail's regional manager Richard Walker says the situation has become untenable.
Metrorail suffered extensive damage to its infrastructure during service delivery protests in the Langa.
Metrorail says commuters on the southern line will have a tough time getting to work this morning.
A damaged electrical cable affected an estimated 100,000 commuters at the Mabopane station.
Metrorail spokesperson Lillian Mofokeng has called on commuters to be patient.
Prasa says Cape Town has become a concern, with at least 11 trains set alight in the Mother City.
The federation says it has little option but to strike as unreliable services are costing workers their jobs.
Public Transport Voice said they have written to the Transport Minister on several occasions without success.