TRACK CONSTRUCTION
Track Laying Sequence Bottom ballast Bottom Ballast is delivered to site from the stockpile location by road using a tipper truck. The tipper truck reverses onto a ballast box, which is adjusted to give a constant depth of ballast, the ballast is then tipped into the ballast box and the tipper truck drags the ballast box along the formation to deposit the ballast. Installing concrete...
Read MoreAUTOMATIC FARE COLLECTION SYSTEM
The Gautrain Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system is designed to serve the Gautrain in the following respects: It provides convenient access for all to railway, feeder bus and parking services. It facilitates revenue collection by means of the fare media. It protects revenue by means of its security resources. It promotes the use of public transport over car use through discounted fares for...
Read MoreGAUTRAIN STATION ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Gautrain System Identity The Gautrain system consists of 13 detailed design packages, relating to different packages of work, and covering all the construction disciplines. Gautrain Architects JV (GAJV) has been appointed as master architect of the Gautrain system. The architectural service undertaken by the master architect is the generation of generic line-wide concepts and details, to...
Read MoreGauHistory: Blogging Gautrain's history through the eyes of the people
It has often been said that Gautrain is history in the making as the first-ever rapid rail system for Africa and the first-ever world-class public transport system for Gauteng. Inspired to be part of this new legacy in the making, bloggers are telling their stories on a new site called GauHistory. Already they have spotted the first train on the test track near Midrand and captured the impressive...
Read MoreGAUTRAIN FACT SHEET – TRAIN SYSTEM
Gautrain rail car features The Gautrain system will have 24 train sets, each consisting of four cars, which is equivalent to 96 rail cars designed to run at an operational speed of 160 kilometres per hour. Of the 96 rail cars, ten are specially customised for use on the airport link, and contain additional features such as extra luggage space and wider seats. The other 86 rail cars are designed...
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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 […]
