Sandton station is an underground station situated beneath rivonia road, between west street and fifth avenue. Gautrain bus and shuttle services are available to help passengers get to the preferred stations. The airport service remains suspended until further notice. Website user guide gautrain website user guide 2017. This is a routemap template for the gautrain, a railway in gauteng, south africa for information on using this template, refer to wikipedia. It will border the sandton library and nelson mandela square. Gautrain rapid rail link is breaking new ground to ensure that specific sed objectives are met. All stations on the gautrain network with the exception of johannesburg park station are now operational. Announcing the revised fares, operations executive in the bombela concession company, errol braithwaite, said the gautrain would introduce a multitiered fare structure offering discounts of up to 30% between peak red and offpeak green train fares while commuters in an intermediate orange period will enjoy a 10% discount from the peak red fare.
Gautrain airport weekday timetable tuesday to friday. Everything you want to know about south africa you will find in this channel. The new timetable is designed to provide more peaktime train capacity. Trudi schwartz, a gautrain facebook follower, posted, good. Johannesburg between 2006 and 2015, with specific reference to how the sandton, rosebank and midrand stations have affected property prices and sales activ ity within 3 km of the stations. The gautrain is to introduce new bus routes from the end of the month. Pdf this article analyses the recently completed gautrain rapid rail.
The bombela operating company boc which runs the gautrain, on tuesday. With the new gautrain app, you get all the travel information you need, when you need it. Impact of the gautrain on properties around its stop stations by mokuoane motsoanakaba the objective of the gautrain project was to provide an alternative transport mode to ease the traffic congestion between the pretoria and johannesburg, and also between sandton and or tambo international airport, in gauteng. A guide to the gautrain the gautrain is an 80kilometre mass rapid transit railway system in the gauteng province, constructed to relieve the traffic congestion in the johannesburgpretoria traffic. The gautrain overview gautrain currently offers two distinct train services. The average weekday train usage stands at about 55,000 passengers a day and bus usage is at about 22,000 passengers a day. Impact of the gautrain on property development around station precincts article pdf available in journal of the south african institution of civil engineers 561 april 2014 with 231 reads. The gautrain started operating between johannesburg and pretoria today. The use of the bus transport data, fare calculator and timetable services is restricted to providing real time information regarding bus travel times, fare calculator and timetable information. Gautrain gold cards are available at a onceoff cost of r10 from ticket offices and ticket. Commuter and airport passengers are notified that on their rail trip and time of trip, there will be an increase in fare that is in line with the consumer price index of between four and six percent. Gautrain management agency and afrigis will not be liable for any damage, or loss or. Gautrain announces new fares structure kempton express.
It will cost commuters r49 to travel on the gautrain from the hatfield station, in pretoria, to park station, in central johannesburg. Gautrain starts operations between johannesburg and. If you need to know more about the train or bus services, you can call these numbers. The rail for sandtonmidrand and sandtonairport starts to split underground, with the split being complete by the time it gets to marlboro station. Route diagram template for pictograms used, see bsiconcatalogue at wikimedia commons note. Gautrains 200km expansion in gauteng on the cards youtube. Contravention of this act can result in a fine not exceeding r2,ooo. For people on the move plan your trip, view schedules, fares and bus information and even reload your card. Thanks to the gauteng provinces 80kilometre mass rapid transit railway system, the gautrain, its easy to travel around pretoria using only public transportation. This is the longest possible trip on the 80 km rapidrail. Convenient access for mobility, sight and hearing impaired passengers. Gautrain services will run on a new timetable by the end of the week, the bombela concession company said on tuesday. It is important to note that the gautrain feeder and distribution bus routes are not cast in concrete for the next fifteen years of the gautrain concession contract. The year is 2000 and destinys child independent women is the smash hit of the year.
May 25, 2018 everything you want to know about south africa you will find in this channel. Around about this time, south africa is in a celebratory mood as the 21st. Mar 01, 2017 gautrain is an 80 kilometre mass rapid transit railway system in gauteng, south africa, which links johannesburg, pretoria, ekhuruleni and o. Jan 27, 2016 gautrain ceo jack vd merwe confirmed that plans to expand the current gautrain system are in place which will see the popular rail service travel more extensively across the province.
Gautrain is an 80kilometre 50mile commuter rail system in gauteng, south africa, which. Fundamentals of transportationtimetabling and scheduling. Reloading value to your card purchasing a product check card expiry date view transaction history. Th e completion of the airport link in time for the 2010 fifa world cup contributed hugely to south africas image as a worldclass destination. For commuters working in centurion, the gautrain has become a very convenient and cost effective way to travel. Sep 06, 2016 gautrain passengers can now download free online. The gauteng provincial government gpg undertook the gautrain project, which was constructed between 2007 and 2010, commencing with partial operation in 2010 and full operation in 2012. As the indefinite strike continues into the third day, the gautrain has expanded its limited operations and opened the rosebank station on wednesday morning.
These are the new routes planned for the next phase of the. Jun 29, 2011 gautrain timetable and parking schedules. Facts about the gautrain on the first day of operation. Also nice and clear on the app, which is otherwise fairly limited. Impact of the gautrain on properties around its stop. Socioeconomic objectives in the construction of the gautrain olabode gbenga ayandibu a research report submitted to the faculty of engineering and the built environment, university of the witwatersrand, johannesburg, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of science in engineering. Tambo international airport and a commuter service linking rhodesfield, marlboro, and sandton eastwest link and park, rosebank, sandton, midrand, centurion, pretoria central and hatfield northsouth link. Gautrain project which provides a rapid rail link between johannesburg, tshwane pretoria and the or tambo international airport. We use cookies to enable card and other account related features. Gautrain to charge r49 for single ticket from jhb to pretoria. To travel on the gautrain, you will need the gautrain gold.
Bus route downloads gautrain for people on the move. Can be used as a verb, as in i am gautraining it today. The rosebank bus routes will also be operated during peak periods. Gautrain december timetable during the following dates. Pdf impact of the gautrain on property development. Gautrain fares for pretoriajoburg commuters announced. Yesterday gautrain officials announced that regular commuters will receive discounts for monthly and weekly tickets. In the previous unit on service planning, the strategic decisions of network and route design, stop layout, and frequency determination were described. The 0800 number is toll free, and operates from 07h00 19h00 7.
There are so many amazing benefits to using the gautrain as a means of travel, especially with rising carbon emissions, petrol costs and road tolls. Project gautrain gauteng is seen as the countrys economic hub, and is experiencing major traffic congestion on its major routes, especially between pretoria and johannesburg. The gautrain gold card allows seamless transfer between gautrains train, bus and parking services. In this unit, the tactical decisions associated with creating a service schedule timetabling, creating a schedule for vehicles to operate the service vehicle scheduling, and creating work shifts for operators crew scheduling are presented. Register on the site to add your gautrain card in order to access features like. Pdf impact of gautrain stations on property prices and. Access to the gautrain premises, vehicles and network is regulated in terms of the control of access to public premises and vehicles act, act 53 of 1985 act and the gautrain ruies. Jun 09, 2010 the gautrain gold card allows seamless transfer between gautrains train, bus and parking services. Proportion of transactions in gauteng relating to gautrain 0. Gautrain moves to normalise peak period operations, as. We hope youll join the conversation by posting to an open topic. The gautrain provides clean, safe and reliable transportation to almost all of pretorias major tourist attractions. Gautrain ceo jack vd merwe confirmed that plans to expand the current gautrain system are in place which will see the popular rail service travel. May 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message.
The railway network of the gautrain runs through the gauteng. The gautrain project consists of the gautrain rapid rail link gautrain, which is a stateoftheart rapid rail network operating in gauteng. Gautrain is already running 23 of its 24 train sets at peak times to satisfy demand from 55,000 passengers who commute between the two cities. Train schedule north south line east west line and or tambo service gautrain. Passengers responded well on various social media platforms, congratulating and thanking gautrain for the initiative. The official gautrain app everything you need to know about the gautrain. Gautengs stateoftheart 160kmh rapid rail network linking sandton to o.
Train schedule north south line east west line and or tambo service. Ensure that your gautrain gold card is credited with enough money for your train ticket and bus fare. The contract makes allowance for the continuous adjustment and improvement of the bus service to better serve the needs and meet the requirements of passengers. Gma gautrain phase 1 expansion development bank of. This topic has been closed to new posts due to inactivity.
Dec 12, 2012 december timetable during the following dates gautrain will be running a special holiday timetable. Fares on the johannesburgpretoria route vary according to the peak, shoulder. New cities, privatized urbanism and the spatial restructuring of. The gautrain and bus patronage levels have shown consistent growth since their inception.
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