Frustrated Metrorail commuters who are being forced to wait up to two hours for a train to work and home, say the delays are not only time-consuming, but costly and unsafe. On Tuesday night, the Cape Argus accompanied Fazlin Cassiem, a Metrorail commuter during the week between Ottery and Cape[…]
The SA Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) on Tuesday emphatically denied any involvement in the spate of vandalism of Metrorail’s Western Cape infrastructure. Insinuations that its members were involved in the recent sabotage of trains were not true, and it had complied with an interdict preventing its planned strike[…]
Metrorail has warned of delays of up to two hours on services in Cape Town on Tuesday morning due to vandalised equipment. This comes as Cape Town train commuters have faced over a week of delays and cancellations due to arson and vandalism. Metrorail has called the vandalism acts of[…]
Metrorail has stepped up security and has warned of delays on trains in Cape Town following vandalism and arson incidents over the past week. SA police, Metrorail Protection Services and other law enforcement officials will be on high alert on Monday and monitor the situation, Metrorail said. Measures have been[…]
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters on Sunday called for an immediate end to the violence, vandalism, and criminality involving Metrorail trains in the Cape Town area. Her call followed arson attacks on Metrorail trains in Kraaifontein, Woodstock, and Cape Town stations during the past week. “This cannot be allowed in a[…]
Commuters who make use of the Metrorail train service were faced with delays due to the destruction of ten carriages and five platforms. The trains were destroyed by a fire that erupted at Cape Town Train Station on Saturday. Spokesperson for Metrorail, Riana Scott, explained that Metrorail delays on Monday[…]
Metrorail Western Cape has warned rail commuters of delays of over an hour on Monday morning following arson attacks on trains at Cape Town Station on Saturday. A number of train services have also been cancelled. Metrorail said five platforms (numbers 8-12) at the station are out of commission while[…]
Metrorail Western Cape on Monday offered a R100 000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the people behind the torching of 25 of its carriages and a station this year. “Investigations and intelligence point to orchestrated sabotage within the Western Cape rail network, causing millions of rand in[…]
Metrorail has announced that it has been forced to temporarily terminate trains to Khayelitsha from Mandalay station. In a statement on Tuesday, Metrorail regional manager Richard Walker said the forced termination was due to a joint operation to remove illegal electrical connections between Nolungile and Nonkqubela. This, however, resulted in[…]
Metrorail has beefed up security and police visibility at the busy Cape Town station following a shootout on Tuesday morning. Commuters and Metrorail staff were left shocked after two armed suspects were chased inside the station, leading one suspect to take his own life. CCTV camera footage shows two man[…]
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