The full Gautrain service has been operational for just under a year. Since the opening of Park Station in Johannesburg, there has been a dramatic increase in the demand for the Gautrain and its bus services. The Gautrain System is experiencing continuous growth as could be expected of a system which is at the beginning of its commercial life-cycle. The average weekday passenger trips on the train increased from 26 000 at the beginning of April 2012 to 42 000 at...

In the light of recent, reckless and heedless statements made in relation to passenger rail and Gautrain, the MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, cautions that “in a country where costly transport infrastructure development has taken centre stage in the National Development Plan, it will be absolutely absurd to threaten to destroy existing transport and rail infrastructure”. National Government’s focus has been, amongst others, on fighting poverty and...

Gautrain is proud to welcome the SA National Youth Orchestra who will entertain commuters with a free performance this coming Friday in Sandton. Members of the National Youth Orchestra will perform at the main entrance of the Gautrain’s Sandton Station on Friday, 25 January between 07:00 and 08:00. This performance will be a preview ahead of the National Youth Orchestra’s much anticipated tour under the baton of Sir Roger Norrington along with the Zurich...

Gautrain received an international IABC Gold Quill Merit Award for Publication Design of its history book. The International Association for Business Communicators commended Gautrain for its communication creative by awarding Gautrain with this award. On behalf of the Gautrain Management Agency, Clinton Powys received the award on 25 June 2012 in Chicago, USA.

  Further to the statement by the Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, during his budget speech on 5th June, Bombela is delighted to confirm that the final leg of the Gautrain system (between Rosebank and Park station in the Johannesburg CBD) will commence operations on Thursday, 7 June 2012. A single pay-as-you-go train trip between Hatfield and Park stations will cost R52 while the analogous trip between Sandton and Park will cost...

The Gauteng Provincial Government, through the Gautrain Management Agency acting as its agent, is the owner of the Gautrain System and is responsible for ensuring that the system is constructed and operated in accordance with contractual specifications and good industry practice by Bombela, the Concessionaire, which in turn is charged with designing, constructing, operating and maintaining the system for the next 14 years. As such, the Province has noted with...

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...