Metrorail extends services from Nolungile station to Cape Town station

Metrorail Western Cape has extended the Cape Town to Mandalay railway line to Nolungile station in Khayelitsha. The extension will give residents access to railway services at the Philippi and Nolungile stations.

Metrorail Western Cape says the reinstated service aims to improve public transport services in the region.

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Spokesperson, Zino Mihi, says clients will also experience customer security services on the trains.

Customers will be able to travel in style with the ‘People’s Train, that comes with on-board safety features. We also have Security and Customer Services Officials deployed within the rail space to ensure a safe, comfortable and convenient journey.’’

Mihi says some of the train’s safety features include CCTV cameras, Emergency alarm, Priority Seating, Smoke Detectors, Open Gangway for visibility and automated doors that ensure that nobody enters nor exits whilst the train is in transit.

Central Line train service
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Acting Regional Manager, Raymond Maseko says his team are committed to continually improving its services and expanding the reach to better serve our communities. He added that this reinstated service is a significant step towards enhancing public transportation in the region.

With regards to the re-introduction of the Chris Hani and Kapteinsklip stations, Mihi says these corridors will be operating in the coming months, ‘’where infrastructure repairs of the OverHead Traction Equipment (OHTE), perway (rail tracks), signalling and station upgrades are underway.’’

 

Done by: Esobusi Mkangelwa