Cape Town’s busiest train will not run on Friday and possibly the weekend
No trains will run on Cape Town’s busiest commuter line for the rest of the week‚ and possibly over the weekend.An inspection of the central line‚ between the city centre and Mitchells Plan and Khayelitsha‚ had revealed extensive damage to the tracks‚ an electrical relay room and other infrastructure‚ Metrorail spokesperson Riana Scott said.Repairs would require additional equipment‚ which would have to be brought in from elsewhere.A train carrying out a test run on the line‚ following an eight-day closure sparked by the murder of a security guard in Khayelitsha‚ derailed on Wednesday evening.The derailing was caused by vandalism that happened during the closure."Technical teams will work around the clock to repair the damage to enable another test run before services can resume progressively as anticipated at first‚" Scott said on Thursday."It is anticipated that repair work will take up most of [Friday] and the weekend. Regrettably‚ Metrorail has no buses to assist and commuters a...
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