Pienaarspoort-Pretoria train services disrupted by fiery protest
Protesters are burning tyres on the tracks, damaging infrastructure, and no alternative transport is being arranged, says Metrorail
A protest has disrupted train services between Pienaarspoort and Pretoria‚ Metrorail said on Monday.Spokesperson Lillian Mofokeng said protesters were burning tyres on the railway tracks‚ damaging infrastructure. "All trains running on this corridor transporting thousands of commuters are turning around at Eestefabrieke for safety reasons," she said."Metrorail management strongly condemns the tendency of communities it serves taking any protests, including municipal service delivery-related frustrations, to the railway as it negatively impacts on hundreds of commuters dependent on trains to get to their destination and economic activities."Mofokeng apologised for any inconvenience this might cause as no alternative transport would be arranged for commuters at affected train stations.The line from Pienaarspoort, east of Mamelodi, has a long history of violent disruption. It was closed in late 2009 after a security guard and a commuter were wounded in a shooting, and reopened only sev...
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