Following the decision of the Railway Safety Regulator to grant Western Cape Metrorail a certificate to run the new Electric Motor Units (EMUs) on the Southern Line at peak and off-peak times, Minister Mbalula will be visiting the Southern Line to assess work done to recover the line on Thursday, 03 March 2022.
The Minister will also interact with former liberation combatants and get a detailed briefing on how they have been incorporated at PRASA.
The Minister will be joined by the PRASA Board and PRASA management. The Cape Flats and the Southern Lines are the only two lines that have been running trial operations of the new EMUs in the Western Cape during off-peak.
The Minister will take a train ride from the Fish Hoek Station to Cape Town Station where the Minister will hold a media briefing.
Media are invited to cover the visit as follows:
Date: Thursday, 3 March 2022
Venue: Fish Hoek Station
Time: 5h45am
Departure Time: 6h30
Parking and Transport to Fish Hoek Station will be provided at Cape Town station at 04:30am for 05:00am.
Journalists are requested to confirm their attendance with Esethu Hasane on 071 259 2422 / hasanee@dot.gov.za or Andiswa Makanda on 073 2538 274.
Media enquiries:
Lawrence Vinkile
Cell: 081 562 3493
