Transport Minister visits Nancefield Station
Transport Minister, Mr Joe Maswanganyi will visit the Nancefield Train Station on Friday, 18 August 2017 where a civilian and a security guard were shot and killed in separate incidents in July this year.
Minister Maswanganyi will be briefed on the incidents and other issues pertaining to commuter services at the station. Mr Maswanganyi will also engage with commuters and local community leadership to learn about challenges they have been facing since the service was disrupted at the train station.
The Minister will also be briefed about rail developments in that part of the Johannesburg Vereeniging via Midway Corridor.
Following his visit and site inspection, Mr Maswanganyi will brief the media about issues concerning the Nancefield Train Station and the Johannesburg Vereeniging via Midway Corridor development.
Members of the media are invited to join the Minister.
Below are the details of the proceedings and itinerary:
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Time |
Activity |
Place |
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05:30-06:00 |
Officials and media board Jacaranda Train from Park Station to Nancefield |
Park Station Platform 11 |
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06:15 |
Minister engages with commuters at the station platform |
Nancefield station |
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06:30 – 07:30 |
Minister and Management gets on board a normal commuter train and continues to engage with commuters at the Stations: (Orlando, Mlamlankuzi, New Canada) Trains departing from Nancefield to New Cananda T9026 -07:45 T9029 -08:15 Engagement with commuters continues at New Canada |
Nancefield-New Canada |
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07:30 |
Minister boards a train back to Nancefield Train departing from New Canada to Nancefield T9026-07:51 |
New Canada |
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PART 2: COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT |
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8:30-11:00 |
Engagement with Community Leadership and Media |
Nancefield |
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11:15 |
Minister Boards Jacaranda Train and departs for Nancefield – observing network and arrives at Park station |
Nancefield to Park Station |
Members of the media who are attending are requested to confirm their attendance with:
Mr Motlatsi Lebea
Cell: 073 323 9333, 076 817 3620
E-mail: lebeam@dot.gov.za
