Metrorail Eastern Cape

Metrorail Eastern Cape Region
Overview
Owner PRASA
Transit type Commuter rail
Number of lines 2
Website www.metrorail.co.za
Operation
Operator(s) Metrorail
Technical
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Metrorail Eastern Cape is the name given to the commuter rail services operated by Metrorail, a division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. There are two lines, one connecting Port Elizabeth, Despatch and Uitenhage, and the other connecting East London, Mdantsane and Berlin.[1]

Unlike the other Metrorail regions, which use electric multiple units, the Eastern Cape services are provided by sets of ten coaches pulled by diesel locomotives.[2]

Lines

The Port Elizabeth line starts at Port Elizabeth railway station in central Port Elizabeth, and runs northwards along the main Port Elizabeth–Bloemfontein line as far as Swartkops, where it branches west through Despatch to Uitenhage. PRASA is planning to construct a branch serving Motherwell and the Coega Industrial Development Zone.[3]

The East London Line starts at East London railway station and runs along the main East London–Bloemfontein railway line through Mdantsane to end in Berlin.

References

  1. ↑ "2010 Local passenger routes of South Africa: Eastern Cape (East London & Port Elizabeth)" (PDF). Metrorail. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "2010 Operational Plan" (PowerPoint). Metrorail Eastern Cape. April 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Metrorail to Coega". 20 September 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
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