The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has been granted a commercial licence to run the People\u2019s Train (new blue electric trains) on the Southern Line in Cape Town.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Gauteng, the Railway Regulator (RSR) has granted PRASA a commercial licence to operate a commercial service with the new trains on the Saulsville line.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe decision by the RSR comes as PRASA ramps up efforts to bring more rail corridors back to operation across the country,\u201d PRASA said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The Metrorail Western Cape has been running the off-peak operations of the new electric trains on the Southern Line since November last year, while running the yellow grey trains during peak time.<\/p>\n
The regulator’s decision means that the new trains can now run on both peak and off-peak hours.<\/p>\n
The People\u2019s Train is part of PRASA\u2019s modernisation programme that will bring state-of-the-art rail service to South Africans.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is part of our brand promise to deliver modern, faster, reliable, and cost-efficient train services. PRASA is committed to the safety of employees, passengers and communities. PRASA also endeavours to protect its assets,\u201d PRASA said.<\/p>\n
The commercial licences are key milestones in PRASA\u2019s work to recover the corridors that were left decimated across the country due to theft, vandalism and the COVID-19.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe road to recovery is a painful one, but all the work put in is starting to bear fruit.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of the successes are very encouraging,\u201d acting PRASA Group CEO, David Mphelo, said.<\/p>\n
PRASA has taken a phased-in corridor approach in the recovery of the services and will communicate details of the recovery plan for the 2022\/23 financial year in due course.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: South African Government News Agency<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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