Gautrain Bus Service to Resume on 18 August 2010
Gautrain bus operating company, Mega Express, has come to an agreement with its drivers, ending the one-day strike which disrupted the Gautrain bus service on Tuesday. From tomorrow, 18th August 2010, the full Gautrain bus fleet will resume its normal operations on all designated routes. The Gautrain train service was not affected by the strike and will continue to operate normally. Gautrain...
Read MoreGautrain Bus Service Interrupted Due to Strike Action
Gautrain bus drivers have this morning embarked on an illegal strike related to wage demands. The strike came without notice and in spite of an industry-wide wage agreement established earlier this year at the South African Road Passenger Bargaining Council which was implemented on the Gautrain bus service during April of this year. The Gautrain Bus operating company, Mega Express, is engaging...
Read MoreTRAINS EVERY 30 MINUTES – NORMAL GAUTRAIN WEEKEND SERVICES
Last weekend Gautrain was delighted to welcome approximately 40,000 passengers onto the system. To accommodate these customers additional trains running at 8 to 10 minute intervals (instead of the normal Weekend Service interval of one train every 30 minutes) were inserted. Passengers are advised that this weekend (the 19th and 20th June) the Gautrain will operate it’s normal Weekend Schedule...
Read MoreFirst Weekend of Operations
On it’s first weekend of operations after opening the system last Tuesday, the Gautrain was overwhelmed by the public take-up of it’s services. A tsunami of about 40,000 passengers (several times the predicted volumes) was carried on Saturday and Sunday as many Gautengers used it for a fun family outing. Along with airport travelers and the added demand of World Cup passengers, this...
Read MoreOVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR GAUTRAIN ON FIRST DAY OF OPERATIONS
The Bombela Concession Company has today thanked the public, particularly Gauteng residents for their unwavering support on the first day of Gautrain’s operations. Bombela CEO, Jerome Govender said that the service operated generally smoothly with the trains operating at 96.7% punctuality and 100% availability. The first trains departed Sandton Station on time at 05:24, and the OR Tambo...
Read MoreBombela overcomes final hurdle to operate the Gautrain
This afternoon 07 June 2010, the Gautrain’s Independent Certifier (IC), Arup, issued a certificate for operations commencement confirming that Bombela has met all its contractual obligations to operate the Gautrain as from the accelerated completion date of 08 June 2010. Arup Project Director for the Gautrain Independent Certifier Team, Ric Snowden, says: “It is wonderful to finally see this...
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Construction Update
- CONSTRUCTION UPDATE – 31 AUGUST 2010 September 8, 2010A) CONSTRUCTION On 8 June 2010, Phase 1 of the Gautrain System was opened for commercial service. The first phase operations include the airport train service between Sandton Station and OR Tambo International Airport, a commuter service between Sandton and Rhodesfield – with an intermediate stop at Marlboro Station – as well as dedicated feeder and [...] […]
