Shosholoza Meyl to resume operations on major routes

27th November 2020

By: Marleny Arnoldi

Deputy Editor Online

     

Font size: - +

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (PRASA’s) long-distance train passenger service Shosholoza Meyl has resumed its major festive season travel routes, effective November 27.

Passengers are able to travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town, Durban, Musina, Polokwane, East London, Port Elizabeth and Komatipoort.

This follows the halt of operations on all routes for the past eight months, in compliance with mandatory restrictions related to Covid-19.

Passengers will now be travelling under heightened Covid-19 hygiene protocols, which will require all travellers to wear face masks throughout their journey.

The Shosholoza Meyl’s kitchen service remains suspended and passengers are encouraged to pack their own provisions.

The train operators will also check the temperatures of passengers before boarding, with additional temperature checks being performed during the journey.

“We have made emergency contingency plans through the provision of an on-board isolation coach with our staff continuously monitoring customers to ensure compliance,” explains PRASA Rail CEO Nosipho Damasane.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

Comments

The functionality you are trying to access is only available to subscribers.

If you are already a subscriber, you can Login Here.

If you are not a subscriber, you can subscribe now, by selecting one of the below options.

For more information or assistance, please contact us at subscriptions@creamermedia.co.za.

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION