Press Releases
PRASA GCEO Expresses Heartfelt Condolences
to the Families of Students in Level Crossing Accident (2010/08/25)
Mr Lucky Montana,
Group CEO of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) expressed shock and
sadness at the tragic accident which occurred in Cape Town and saw a minibus taxi
collide with a Strand-bound commuter train, this morning, at 06:50.
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Take the Metrorail to The Springboks
vs New Zealand Game This Saturday (2010/08/17)
While the Passenger
Metrorail (Gauteng), a division of PRASA, will be running a train service to the
game between the Springboks and New Zealand on Saturday, 21 August 2010.
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No Agreement Reached Between Prasa and
Transnet Talks (2010/08/17)
While the Passenger
Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) continues to normalise its long distance train
services operated by Shosholoza Meyl as well as provide bus services in areas where
trains are still not running, no agreement has been reached with Transnet in resolving
the current impasse which consists of the following critical issues.
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PRASA and Transnet Leadership in Talks
for Long-Term Solutions (2010/08/16)
The Passenger Rail
Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and Transnet leadership are currently engaged in
talks to find long-term and lasting solutions to the current impasse.
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Metrorail Suffers Structural Damages
to Rail Due to Group 5 Construction Works (2010/08/15)
The Passenger Rail
Metrorail Western Cape train services will be affected during morning peak hours
tomorrow (Monday 16 August) as a result of structural damage caused by the collapse
of a Group 5 girder. The 75 meter structure, estimated to weigh 75 tonnes collapsed
onto Metrorail rail tracks during construction to the Koeberg Interchange. The incident
occurred this (Sunday) afternoon at 14:00 when the huge steel structure’s collapse
damaged overhead electricity cables, rail tracks and disrupted the running of trains
on the section between Cape Town and Kentemade Stations. No rail commuters or Metrorail
employees were injured and there were no trains on site at the time of the incident.
Significant damage to the Metrorail infrastructure will impact on Metrorail’s ability
to move passengers and will result in financial losses for Metrorail. “Metrorail
will have to take stock of the damages to our infrastructure, loss of revenue as
well as the cost of hiring busses to ferry our passengers while the area is repaired.
All costs will be forwarded to Group 5 for compensation. This puts our commuters
at a great disadvantage as their travelling has been greatly disrupted, however,
we are thankful that no one was injured during the incident. PRASA would like to
call on the Provincial Government to investigate any possible negligence by Group
5 and the necessary steps taken should there be any evidence of negligence” said
Mr Lucky Montana, Group CEO for PRASA. With construction works taking place adjacent
to the tracks, Metrorail will be engaging Group 5 Constructions, the company responsible
for the collapse, to ensure that an incident of this nature does not occur again
in future. Due to the nature of the incident, all seven railway lines into Cape
Town are affected to a greater or lesser degree. The section between Cape Town and
Kentemade will not be operational for the duration of the clean-up process.
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PRASA Responds on its Decision to Suspend
its Long Distance Train Services (2010/08/14)
The Passenger Rail
Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and Transnet are doing everything in their power
to address the issue of service suspensions of the Shosholoza Meyl Long Distance
Trains and commence with the running of the service without further delay.
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Mainline Train Service Review
(2010/08/11)
The long distance
passenger service operated by Shosholoza Meyl will be re-focusing its services in
response to the identified customer demands which currently result in resources
being inadequate to offer a predictable service to our passengers. In addition,
the cost incurred to run the current service is way above what the business can
afford. more...
Metrorail Supports Bafana Bafana And
Uruguay Tomorrow (2010/06/15)
Metrorail, a division
of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), will be running trains to the
South Africa vs Uruguay game tomorrow at Lofters Versveld, in Pretoria.
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Long Distance Trains Taking People To
The 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup (2010/06/15)
Shosholoza Meyl the
long distance passenger rail service, a division of Prasa Rail, will be transporting
people to the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup games from all major cities and towns in
the country, in luxury, style and comfort. more...
Metrorial is Ready for The Big Game on
16 June 2010 – South Africa vs. Uruguay! (2010/06/14)
Metrorail, a division
of Prasa, is ready to run trains for the Bafana Bafana vs. Uruguay game on 16 June
2010 at Loftus Versveld at 20:30. more...
Metrorail Train Services Running Without
Traffic Jams (2010/06/12)
Metrorail Gauteng,
a division of Prasa, commenced with transporting valid 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup
ticket holders to Soccer City where they arrived approximately 1 and half to two
hours prior to the official 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup opening ceremony and the
start of the game. more...
Metrorail Ready To Take You To The Stadium
And Back During The 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup (2010/06/10)
Metrorail Gauteng,
A division of Prasa – With the successful hosting of scores of rugby fans during
the rugby semi-finals and final games held at Orlando Stadium a few weeks ago, Metrorial
is ready to transport the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup ticket holders, free of charge,
starting with the opening match set to take place at Soccer City on 11 June 2010.
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Prasa Launches New Orlando Station
(2010/06/10)
Johannesburg, South
Africa. PRASA - Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa - has officially opened Soweto’s
revamped Orlando Station ahead of tonight’s 2010 FIFA World Cup Kickoff Celebration
Concert. The station will not only serve as a convenient route for passengers, but
is ideally situated close to Orlando Stadium, making it easy for people to attend
sporting and entertainment events using the train.
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Prasa Launches New Century City Station
(2010/06/08)
Cape Town, South Africa
– The Mother City has officially welcomed PRASA’s (Passenger Rail Agency of South
Africa) striking new Century City Station as well as the completely overhauled Cape
Town Station. This comes as the city prepares to welcome hundreds of thousands of
football fans ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ matches to be played at Green Point
Stadium. more...
Prasa Launches New Moses Mabhida Station
(2010/06/07)
Johannesburg, South
Africa. PRASA – the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa – has officially launched
Johannesburg's newly refurbished Nasrec Station in preparation for tens of thousands
of people who'll be passing through it bound for Soccer City over the next few weeks.
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Prasa ready to roll for 2010 FIFA Word
Cup™ - Nasrec Station prepares to welcome the world to Soccer City
(2010/06/02)
Johannesburg, South
Africa. PRASA – the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa – has officially launched
Johannesburg's newly refurbished Nasrec Station in preparation for tens of thousands
of people who'll be passing through it bound for Soccer City over the next few weeks.
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Utatu Signs Revised Wage Agreement –
Bringing Prasa Strike to an End (2010/05/21)
The Passenger Rail
Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is pleased to announce that the United Transport
and Allied Trade Union (UTATU), has accepted the revised wage offer made by PRASA,
and signed the wage agreement on Thursday 20th May.
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Prasa Statement on Planned Strike by
Satawu And Utatu (2010/05/14)
PRASA has taken steps
to secure the safety of commuters during the planned strike action. To this end,
PRASA will suspend all rail operations from Monday the 17th of May.
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Prasa Rail Ready For Kick Off In 2010!
(2010/05/07)
For some time now,
PRASA has been working as fast as it possibly can to make sure that its train services
in Metropolitan areas (Metrorail) and across the country (Shosholoza Meyl), as well
as its bus services (Translux and City-to-City) are ready to play their part in
the game of the decade. more...
Response to DA Statement on Fraud at
Metrorail (2010/04/28)
The Passenger Rail
Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is disappointed that Mr. Manny De Freitas, Member
of Parliament for the Democratic Alliance, has again chosen to release a sensationalist
media statement more...
Progress on Metrorail Pretoria Line Delay
(2010/04/21)
Gauteng, Pretoria
– Metrorail is currently clearing the Rovos Railway derailment which occurred this
morning just outside the Metrorail Pretoria Station.more...
Rovos Train Derailment (2010/04/21)
PRASA received the
news of the Rovos train derailment this morning with shock and sadness.more...
Open Letter To Mr De Freitas, DA Member
Of Parliament, From The Group CEO Of PRASA, Lucky Montana, On The Financial Position
Of Metrorail (2010/02/07)
Dear Hon. De Freitas
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), the parent company to Metrorail,
has taken note of your statement, alleging "Metrorail can't pay its bills yet wastes
more money". more...
Autopax – a Ticket to Ride
(2009/12/02)
Cape Town, South
Africa. Today saw the introduction of the new Translux bus branding as it now
appears on the company's recently-acquired buses that will be used to transport
VIP guests and soccer fans to and from matches during the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.
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PRASA Unveils Sleek New Stations, Trains
and Buses Ahead of 2010 (2009/12/02)
Cape Town, South
Africa. PRASA today hosted Deputy Transport Minister Jeremy Cronin during a
site inspection of the R408 million project to upgrade and transform Cape Town Station.
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A New State Enterprise Invests R25 Billion
to Transform the Country’s Public Transport System (2009/03/20)
Johannesburg, South
Africa: Leading South African branding firm, The Brand Leadership Group leads
Department of Transport has expanded the mandate of the South African Rail Commuter
Corporation (SARCC) to launch a new business that will invest R25 billion in the
transformation of the country’s public transport system over the next three years.
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Metrorail Business Express Offering Exceeds
Critics' Expectations (2009/01/26)
While South Africa's
highways become increasingly congested year on year, a solution has been sought
by Metrorail to offer business clients a less expensive yet comfortable commuting
option in its Northern trains. The 2nd of February will see the business express
train in Cape Town put railway commuting by railway back on the cards and will be
the fourth train of the service offering open to the public.
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Press Statement: Metrorail Strike Action
Update (2009/08/17)
PRASA, the Parent
Company of Metrorail, Shosholoza Meyl, Autopax (trading as City to City & Translux)
and Intersite, met this morning to asses the impact of the strike action and to
receive reports from the various regions. We can report that the complete disruption
of Metrorail Services that had been planned by the United Transport and Allied Trade
Union (UTATU) did not materialize. more...
Train Services Between East London and
KWT Off to a Good Start
PRASA, the Parent
Metrorail Eastern Cape has introduced a new train service between East London and
King William’s Town on 03 August 2009. The passenger train services between the
two towns were terminated approximately two decades ago due to high operational
costs and low income. more...