Shosholoza Meyl Train Services Reinstated

[John Ashworth]

PR-SHOSHOLOZA-MEYL

SAPA PR -- SHOSHOLOZA MEYL TRAIN SERVICES RE-INSTATED

Nov 17, 2010 at 10:29 AM
Issued by: PR Republic

Attention: News Editors

For immediate release:

17 November 2010

SHOSHOLOZA MEYL TRAIN SERVICES RE-INSTATED

Shosholoza Meyl the long distance rail operator and a division of PRASA, announces the re-instatement of its train service and the reviewed schedule which will be fully implemented end of November 2010. This comes following the suspension of its services in some corridors over the previous weeks.

"In the past weeks we had to reduce a number of our trains due to, amongst others, the unreliability of locomotives which inconvenienced our passengers to a large extent. We managed to refocus our services in response to the identified customer demands. The reviewed schedule offers services to all corridors maximising capacity on all trains to ensure that no train runs empty. Our approach going forward is to offer a combination of services on one train where our passengers will now get a sleeper service on a traditional sitter class train and vice versa." said by Mr Paul Zikhali, Head of Shosholoza Meyl.

All loyal rail customers will now be able to book and plan their December / January holiday in advance. Bookings for the chartered train services are open and will run based on the bookings for the specific service.

Shosholoza Meyl apologises for the inconvenience caused over the past weeks and would like to encourage all passengers to make their travelling bookings in advance to avoid disappointment since the festive season is approaching.

As part of our continuous efforts to ensure that safety of our passengers is a priority and measures are put in place to curb overcrowding, no passengers will be allowed within our operational areas without a valid train ticket.

REVIEWED SHOSHOLOZA MEYL SERVICE

NB: Services in black on the table below were re-instated in October 2010 already and services in * Blue will be re-instated in the next few weeks leading up to the end of November.

SITTER /SLEEPER CLASS SERVICE
Route
Service
Frequency
From Johannesburg
Johannesburg - East London
Sitter Class
Daily except Saturdays
Johannesburg - Cape Town
Sitter Class
Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays * (Daily from 01/12/2010
Johannesburg - Komatipoort
Sitter Class
Daily except Saturdays
Johannesburg - Musina
Sitter Class
Daily except Saturdays
* Johannesburg - Durban
Sitter / Sleeper Class
Daily except Tuesdays
* Johannesburg - Port Elizabeth
Sitter / Sleeper Class
Daily Except Saturdays
* Johannesburg - Bloemfontein
Sitter Class
Fridays
* Johannesburg - Kimberley
Sitter Class
Fridays
* Johannesburg - Bloemfontein
Sitter Class
Fridays and Sundays
Sleeper Class - From Johannesburg
Johannesburg - Durban
Sleeper Class
Daily except Tuesdays
* Johannesburg - Port Elizabeth
Sitter / Sleeper Class
Daily Except Saturdays
* Johannesburg - Cape Town
Sleeper Class
Sunday, Wednesday and Fridays
From Cape Town
* Cape Town - Johannesburg
Sleeper Class
Sunday, Wednesday and Friday
* Cape Town - Durban
Sleeper Class
Wednesdays
From Durban
Durban - Johannesburg
Sleeper Class
Daily except Tuesdays
* Durban - Cape Town
Sleeper Class
Fridays
From Port Elizabeth
* Port Elizabeth - Johannesburg
Sitter / Sleeper Class
Daily Except Saturdays
PREMIER CLASSE SERVICE
Route
Service
Frequency
From Johannesburg
Johannesburg - Cape Town
Premier Classe
Thursdays and Sundays
* Johannesburg - Durban
Premier Classe
Tuesdays and Fridays
*Johannesburg - Hoedspruit
Premier Classe
Thursdays
From Cape Town
Cape Town - Johannesburg
Premier Classe
Tuesdays and Saturdays
From Durban
* Durban - Johannesburg
Premier Classe
Wednesdays and Sundays
From Hoedspruit
* Hoedspruit - Johannesburg
Premier Classe
Sundays
From Port Elizabeth
* Port Elizabeth - Johannesburg
Premier Classe
TBA

Contact: Lillian Mofokeng - Senior Manager: Marketing & Communications -
Prasa Rail on 082 888 8362 or at lmofokeng@prasa.com .

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