Train services from Johannesburg to Durban and Cape Town are back

The Passenger Rail Service of SA (Prasa) announced on Friday that passenger train services between Johannesburg and Durban and Johannesburg and Cape Town will be resumed next week. 

The trains will run once a week. The services were suspended in 2021 due to operational and infrastructure problems. 

A range of fares will be available at competitive levels. A single one-way economy ticket (sitter) between Johannesburg and Cape Town is R430, and a sleeper ticket R690.

Between Johannesburg and Durban fares range between R170 (one-way economy) and R360 for a sleeper. 

Car transportation will also be offered. 

In a statement on Friday, Prasa said that it was making significant strides in rebuilding and recovering the rail infrastructure, with 27 commuter rail lines restored to date.

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Long-distance passenger rail services are currently running from Johannesburg to Queenstown and Musina. 

“The resumption of the Johannesburg to Durban and Cape Town services marks another milestone in the revival of long-distance passenger rail services,” said the company. 

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