The Minister of Transport, Mr Fikile Mbalula and PRASA management will be visiting the Mabopane to Pretoria line to assess progress made in the Mabopane Recovery Programme.
They will be joined by various stakeholders from the Gauteng region. The Minister will get on the train at Mabopane station to Pretoria station to get the full experience of the new electrical train. The Minister will also conduct an inspection of refurbished Electrical Substations and train stations on the Mabopane line.
The media is invited to cover the event as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Arrival time at Pretoria Station: 04:30AM (For transport pick-up)
Train Departure at Mabopane Station: 06:20AM
Transport will be made available at the Pretoria Station. Media are advised not to drive to Mabopane Station as there won’t be parking available
RSVP: Wendy Tshabalala, 083 459 8000
Media enquiries:
Andiswa Makanda, PRASA Spokesperson, 073 2538 274
Lawrence Venkile, Department of Transport, 081 562 3493
