Metrorail Western Cape made a surprise announcement on Sunday evening that it has suspended all its central service trains due to "months of sustained vandalism". The commuter service suggested that thousands of stranded commuters should make "alternative arrangements" on Monday as train tickets would no longer be sold at some of its busiest stations. Metrorail also announced that it had no buses to offer as alternative transport. A Metrorail Western Cape statement said that cable theft and the destruction of critical infrastructure in Bonteheuwel‚ Netreg and Nyanga were to blame. Metrorail regional manager Richard Walker said: "Vandalism continues to cripple the provision of reliable and safe rail transport to the communities most reliant on the train service. We can no longer fight the scourge of crime alone and need communities to help us save our trains and stations from criminals."
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