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PRASA has spent R2.1 billion on recovery of rail infrastructure in Gauteng to date.
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has said that The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has spent R2.1 billion in recovering the rail infrastructure in Gauteng to date.
According to Chikunga the six stations where the train stops which include (Leralla, Limindlela, Tembisa, Kempton Park, Rhodesfield, and Germiston), will see renovations of the overhead electrical wires that power the trains, and the substations that supply power to the network.
Chikunga addressed the media and gave an update of PRASA’s interventions to have a fully functional railway network in Gauteng.
“PRASA is making significant progress in rebuilding the passenger rail infrastructure and refurbishing vandalised stations. Today, PRASA has recovered 18 corridors, with seven corridors now operational in Gauteng with the new Electrical Motor Units, Istimela Sabantu,”
“Our interventions to restore urban passenger rail services aim to ensure that the return of passenger rail to the city is sustainable. The plans are part of our wider strategy to improve passenger rail services across South Africa and make rail a safe, reliable, and affordable mode of transport.
“Through PRASA’s Capital projects, we will ensure that PRASA continues to invest in local communities and boost local economies by creating job opportunities. We are pleased to announce that 191 jobs were created in this project, with 15 young women under the age of 35 employed, 3 women with disabilities and 21 women over the age of 35. Four Small, Medium and Micro enterprises (SMMEs) from local communities benefited from this project,” she said.
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Minister launches the Leralla-Germiston line
On Monday, Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga launched of the Leralla-Germiston line, which she announced cost under R600 million in rebuilding and rehabilitating the line that first ran commercially on 6 July and now carries 10 000 people daily.
Transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga and the Prasa board have reopened the Leralla to Germiston passenger rail line.
— Kaya 959 News (@KayaNews) August 28, 2023
This as part of the rail recovery programme of infrastructure and stations by PRASA.#KayaNews #trains JJ pic.twitter.com/ynGCTvHKeI
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