SPEECH BY GAUTENG MEC FOR ROADS AND TRANSPORT ON THE LAUNCH OF THE OCTOBER TRANSPORT MONTH AT PARK STATION (JOHANNESBURG) ON 4 OCTOBER 2011 May I recognise our special guests on this memorable day. I am mentioning them by name because I value their partnership and support for the October Transport Month campaign. Mr Vuyani Jarana (COO of Vodacom) Mr Len Moulp (MD of 3M) Mr Murray Price (MD of Eqstra Fleet Management) Mr Collins Letsoalo (Acting CEO of RTMC) Mr...

Passenger figures since the operation of the Gautrain service between Johannesburg and Tshwane has been beyond expectations. During the first week the number of passengers has steadily increased from 19 248 on the first day of operations to 41 883 on 9 August 2011. Gautrain is grateful to the people of Gauteng for their support of this essential mode of public transport. Some unknown criminal elements have, unfortunately, caused mayor disruptions to the service...

The Gauteng Provincial Government, the Gautrain Management Agency and the Bombela Concession Company are pleased to confirm that the next phase of the Gautrain will be opened for commercial service on 2 August 2011. The Independent Certifiers for the project, Arup, have confirmed that they will be in a position to issue the Operating Commencement Date Certificate for this phase of operations on Monday 1 August. This follows a rigorous evaluation of all the...

Go To: Gautrain Integrated Public Transport Map Gautrain forms a backbone to many other public transport modes. This is illustrated on an integrated public transport map with which you can route yourself from one destination to another only by using public transport. The map features various functional options including an A-Z via Gautrain, address search, a station search, a location option as well as a fare calculator. The main feature, the A-Z via Gautrain is...

DATE: Friday, 15 April 2011 to Thursday, 21 April 2011 and Tuesday, 26 April 2011 to Friday, 29 April 2011 LOCATION: Pretoria Station to Hatfield Station TIME: 22:00 – 04:00 Details: Residents are advised that there will be Gautrain night testing between Pretoria Station and Hatfield Station as of Friday, 15 April 2011 until Thursday, 21 April 2011, and will resume on Tuesday, 26 April 2011 until Friday, 29 April 2011. Testing will take...

Several roads in the Rosebank CBD will be reinstated following diversions that have been in place since December 2006 to facilitate Gautrain construction. The works will commence with the reinstatement of Oxford Road into a carriageway with two lanes traveling both north and southbound. Reinstatements will also take place at Baker Street, Sturdee Avenue as well as Bath Street, and are expected to be in place by mid-May. The planned works are expected to take place...

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, today announced the fares applicable for the Gautrain once the full system is operational, which is expected to be on the 1 July 2011. The determined fares are based on the principle of affordability and are highly competitive compared to other modes of public transport. They are sufficiently price-attractive to create a substantial shift from private car use to public transport in the form of Gautrain. Download:...