All South Africa articles
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Country profileJohannesburg & Pretoria - city map
Johannesburg & Pretoria (Gauteng), South Africa: urban area rail network map
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NewsTransnet to seek private operator for reopened link
SOUTH AFRICA: Transnet Freight Rail is to invite bids for a concession to operate the 200 km Cookhouse – Blaney line in Eastern Cape, which was reopened for regular traffic on October 7.
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Country profileSouth Africa, Namibia, Botswana & Eswatini - country map
South Africa, Namibia, Botswana & Eswatini: national rail network map
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Organisations
African Rail Industry Association (ARIA)
ARIA aims to represent the collective interests of private sector companies supplying materials and services to the African railway industry, and provide a focus for industry, private and public sectors to work together. Formerly the RailRoad Association of South Africa NPC which was formed in 2000, it rebranded as ...
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Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)
Set up by the National Department of Transport in March 2009, PRASA brings together ownership and management of commuter operation Metrorail, long-distance services operated under the name Shosholoza Meyl and the Premier Classe hotel trains, together with passenger road transport and property management. It was created by restructuring the former ...
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Railway Safety Regulator (RSR), South Africa
Created in 2002, the regulator oversees safety and promotes improved safety performance, develops regulations and ensures railways’ compliance with the National Railway Safety Regulator act. AddressBuilding 4, Waterfall Point Office ParkCorner Waterfall and Woodmead DriveWaterfall CityMidrand 1685South AfricaPhone+27 10 495 5391Emailinfo@rsr.org.zaWebsitewww.rsr.org.za
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Gautrain Rapid Rail
‘Y’-shaped network serving Gauteng; see Johannesburg & Pretoria urban network map. This public-private partnership operates a 80 km, 10 station route linking Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Pretoria between 05:30 and 20:30 hours 7 days per week, with a dedicated link to OR Tambo international airport running beyond these hours. The 20 ...
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Department of Transport, South Africa
The Minister oversees eight commercialised organisations, amongst them Transnet Freight Rail and passenger transport operations through Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA). The Department also supervises civil aviation, marine, national roads and other civil transport matters. Railway safety is supervised by the independent Railway Safety Regulator. AddressPrivate Bag X193Forum ...
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Country profile
South Africa - country profile
TFR’s freight volumes recovered during the late 2000s, due to a focus on heavy haul and trunk flows. PRASA runs extensive commuter services around the big cities and some inter-city services.
