GAUTRAIN CELEBRATES ONE MILLION PASSENGERS
The Gautrain has today celebrated carrying one-million train passengers since opening Phase 1 of the project on the 8th of June 2010. Today’s celebration centered around Ms Ulindi Krull from Reiger Park who is a regular commuter from Rhodesfield to Marlboro stations. Mrs Krull, who expressed her delight with the ease and speed of commuting by Gautrain was presented with a complimentary weekend...
Read MoreGAUTRAIN WORKERS STRIKE ENDED
The limited industrial action by some Gautrain workers has ended. All trains and stations continued to operate as normal during the industrial action and are expected to operate normally again tomorrow. The Gautrain bus service implemented a reduced service on Thursday 9th September and this will remain in place until Monday. Gautrain sincerely regrets the inconvenience caused to customers as a...
Read MoreINDUSTRIAL ACTION BY SOME GAUTRAIN WORKERS
Yesterday some Gautrain operating staff embarked on limited industrial action. At this time, all train services are operating normally and to schedule. All stations are open for business. The Gautrain bus service is however operating a reduced service with only the Sandton CBD route operating normally. The Rhodesfield and Wendywood routes have been temporarily suspended and all other routes are...
Read MoreGautrain Bus Service to Resume on 18 August 2010
Gautrain bus operating company, Mega Express, has come to an agreement with its drivers, ending the one-day strike which disrupted the Gautrain bus service on Tuesday. From tomorrow, 18th August 2010, the full Gautrain bus fleet will resume its normal operations on all designated routes. The Gautrain train service was not affected by the strike and will continue to operate normally. Gautrain...
Read MoreGautrain Bus Service Interrupted Due to Strike Action
Gautrain bus drivers have this morning embarked on an illegal strike related to wage demands. The strike came without notice and in spite of an industry-wide wage agreement established earlier this year at the South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council which was implemented on the Gautrain bus service during April of this year. The Gautrain Bus operating company, Mega Express, is engaging...
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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 […]
