The festive season gave a major boost in the Kei Rail passenger volumes, which resulted into a 58% growth through the sale of 12 993 tickets between Mthatha and AmaBhele.
This is the most significant growth since the re-introduction of the daily passenger service compared to the previous six months average (June to November).
With only seven months since its re-introduction, the Kei Rail daily passenger service has already transported a total of 62 366 passengers by the end of December 2011, which resulted into the achievement of a revenue of R102,352.60 for tickets sold at R30 per trip.
On 19 December 2011, a record 1 037 passengers were transported.
“The market demand is there! The passenger volumes clearly show that we took a right decision to get this service back on track,” says Transport MEC Thandiswa Marawu.
Commuters are encouraged to report any incident or accident to our customer care centre through our toll free number 0800 644 644.
Enquiries:
Ncedo Kumbaca
Director: Communications
Cell: 082 562 6023
