TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES: CILLIERS STREET, BEREA STREET AND WALKER STREET
DATE: Saturday, 16 April 2011 and Sunday, 17 April 2011 LOCATION: Cilliers Street, Berea Street and Walker Street Bridge TIME: 05:00 – 14:00 Details: The Gautrain construction team will be enforcing temporary road closures to Cilliers Street and Bourke Street as well as a lane reduction on Walker Street Bridge on Saturday, 16 April 2011 and Sunday, 17 April 2011 between...
Read MoreGAUTRAIN FARES ANNOUNCED
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...
Read MoreGAUTRAIN COMPLETES ITS LAST RAIL CAR
Gautrain’s skilled technicians have just completed the last of the Gautrain’s 81 locally assembled rail cars at the UCW Partnership in Nigel. The last rail car was delivered to Gautrain’s depot in Midrand on 7 December 2010 and was welcomed by a host of guests celebrating its arrival. “It is a moment of intense pride as South Africans celebrate that which is possible right here at...
Read MoreENERGISATION OF GAUTRAIN LINE BETWEEN MIDRAND DEPOT & SAMRAND
DATE : Wednesday, 10 November 2010 LOCATION : Midrand Depot to Samrand Road Please take note that as of 10 November the Bombela E&M team will commence the electrical energising of the of the Gautrain Overhead Electrification System between the Midrand Depot and Samrand area. From that date onward, the whole location must be considered as fully energized 24...
Read MoreGAUTRAIN SUPPORTS CAR FREE DAY ON 20 OCTOBER 2010
The Gautrain said it will be offering free trips on Gautrain’s feeder buses on Wednesday 20 October 2010 for passengers commuting to the Gautrain’s Sandton and Rhodesfield Stations and to other stops along the bus routes. The initiative is in support of Car Free Day which is aimed at encouraging motorists to leave their cars and create awareness on the benefits of using public transport....
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Construction Update
- CONSTRUCTION UPDATE – JUNE AND JULY August 26, 2011A) CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION AND THE START OF PHASE 2 OPERATIONS On 02 August 2011 the second phase of the Gautrain System – the route linking Rosebank Station in Johannesburg to Hatfield Station in Tshwane – was opened for commercial service. This follows the initial launch of Gautrain services on 08 June 2010, just three days […]
