Shosholoza Meyl train services reinstatedShosholoza Meyl the long distance rail operator and a division of PRASA, announces the reinstatement
of its train service and the reviewed schedule which will be fully implemented
end of November 2010. This comes following the suspension of its services in some
corridors over the previous weeks.
“In the past weeks we had to reduce a number of our trains due to, amongst others, the
unreliability of locomotives which inconvenienced our passengers to a large extent. We
managed to refocus our services in response to the identified customer demands. The
reviewed schedule offers services to all corridors maximising capacity on all trains to ensure
that no train runs empty. Our approach going forward is to offer a combination of services on
one train where our passengers will now get a sleeper service on a traditional sitter class
train and vice versa.” said by Mr Paul Zikhali, Head of Shosholoza Meyl.
All loyal rail customers will now be able to book and plan their December / January holiday in
advance. Bookings for the chartered train services are open and will run based on the
bookings for the specific service.
Shosholoza Meyl apologises for the inconvenience caused over the past weeks and would
like to encourage all passengers to make their travelling bookings in advance to avoid
disappointment since the festive season is approaching. As part of our continuous efforts to
ensure that safety of our passengers is a priority and measures are put in place to curb
overcrowding, no passengers will be allowed within our operational areas without a valid
train ticket.
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Contact:
Lillian Mofokeng
Senior Manager: Marketing & Communications
Prasa Rail
Cell: 082 888 8362
Email: lmofokeng@prasa.com Website: www.prasa.com
NB: Services in black on the table below were re-instated in October 2010 already and services
in * Blue will be re-instated in the next few weeks leading up to the end of November.
Johannesburg – East London Sitter Class Daily except Saturdays
Johannesburg – Cape Town Sitter Class Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays *
(Daily from 01/12/2010)
Johannesburg – Komatipoort Sitter Class Daily except Saturdays
Johannesburg – Musina Sitter Class Daily except Saturdays
* Johannesburg - Durban Sitter / Sleeper Class Daily except Tuesdays
* Johannesburg – Port Elizabeth Sitter / Sleeper Class Daily Except Saturdays
* Johannesburg – Bloemfontein Sitter Class Fridays
* Johannesburg - Kimberley Sitter Class Fridays
* Johannesburg – Bloemfontein Sitter Class Fridays and Sundays
Johannesburg – Durban Sleeper Class Daily except Tuesdays
* Johannesburg – Port Elizabeth Sitter / Sleeper Class Daily Except Saturdays
* Johannesburg – Cape Town Sleeper Class Sunday, Wednesday and Fridays
* Cape Town - Johannesburg Sleeper Class Sunday, Wednesday and Friday
* Cape Town - Durban Sleeper Class Wednesdays
Durban – Johannesburg Sleeper Class Daily except Tuesdays
* Durban – Cape Town Sleeper Class Fridays
* Port Elizabeth - Johannesburg Sitter / Sleeper Class Daily Except Saturdays
Johannesburg – Cape Town Premier Classe Thursdays and Sundays
* Johannesburg - Durban Premier Classe Tuesdays and Fridays
*Johannesburg - Hoedspruit Premier Classe Thursdays
Cape Town – Johannesburg Premier Classe Tuesdays and Saturdays
* Durban - Johannesburg Premier Classe Wednesdays and Sundays
* Hoedspruit - Johannesburg Premier Classe Sundays
* Port Elizabeth - Johannesburg Premier Classe TBA