{"id":217547,"date":"2022-02-24T12:16:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T10:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/prasa-granted-commercial-licence-for-electric-trains-on-southern-line\/"},"modified":"2022-02-24T12:16:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T10:16:38","slug":"prasa-granted-commercial-licence-for-electric-trains-on-southern-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/prasa-granted-commercial-licence-for-electric-trains-on-southern-line\/","title":{"rendered":"PRASA granted commercial licence for electric trains on Southern Line"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/2012\/images\/newsstorytemplate\/202202\/prasatrain.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has been granted a commercial licence to run the People\u2019s Train (new blue electric trains) on the Southern Line in Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Gauteng, the Railway Regulator (RSR) has granted PRASA a commercial licence to operate a commercial service with the new trains on the Saulsville line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision by the RSR comes as PRASA ramps up efforts to bring more rail corridors back to operation across the country,\u201d PRASA said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Metrorail Western Cape has been running the off-peak operations of the new electric trains on the Southern Line since November last year, while running the yellow grey trains during peak time.<\/p>\n<p>The regulator&#8217;s decision means that the new trains can now run on both peak and off-peak hours.<\/p>\n<p>The People\u2019s Train is part of PRASA\u2019s modernisation programme that will bring state-of-the-art rail service to South Africans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is part of our brand promise to deliver modern, faster, reliable, and cost-efficient train services. PRASA is committed to the safety of employees, passengers and communities. PRASA also endeavours to protect its assets,\u201d PRASA said.<\/p>\n<p>The commercial licences are key milestones in PRASA\u2019s work to recover the corridors that were left decimated across the country due to theft, vandalism and the COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe road to recovery is a painful one, but all the work put in is starting to bear fruit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of the successes are very encouraging,\u201d acting PRASA Group CEO, David Mphelo, said.<\/p>\n<p>PRASA has taken a phased-in corridor approach in the recovery of the services and will communicate details of the recovery plan for the 2022\/23 financial year in due course. \u2013 <strong>SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has been granted a commercial licence to run the People\u2019s Train (new blue electric trains) on the Southern Line in Cape Town. \u201cIn Gauteng, the Railway Regulator (RSR) has granted PRASA a commercial licence to operate a commercial service with the new trains on the Saulsville line. 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