{"id":699,"date":"2025-10-27T08:33:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T08:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in4ride.com\/?p=699"},"modified":"2025-10-27T08:33:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T08:33:26","slug":"new-high-speed-rail-for-mzansi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in4ride.com\/?p=699","title":{"rendered":"NEW HIGH SPEED RAIL FOR MZANSI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy<\/strong> announced a Request for Information<\/strong> regarding a new rail system that is aimed at not only easing traffic congestion<\/strong> between Gauteng<\/strong> and Limpopo<\/strong>, as well as Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal<\/strong>, but also creating new job opportunities<\/strong>, towns and cities along the routes. Simultaneously economic growth<\/strong> is envisaged from this pair of projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Firstly the route between Gauteng and Limpopo is mainly accessed via the N1 freeway<\/strong>, covering over 500km<\/strong> between Johannesburg, passing through the Tshwane region, south Limpopo, into Polokwane, past to Musina<\/strong> all the way close to the Zimbabwe<\/strong> border. A high speed train<\/strong> system is being investigated<\/strong> for this purpose, which will see the train doing speeds of up to 200km\/h<\/strong> on certain sections, thus enabling<\/strong> the journey to be cut by half when compared to road transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The second system will go from Gauteng to KwaZulu Natal, via the Free State, Ukhahlamba<\/strong>, Pietermaritzburg<\/strong> and finally into Durban, covering over 600km<\/strong> in what is expected to be around 3 hours. Both these systems will also connect<\/strong> Mpumalanga. Minister Creecy emphasised<\/strong> that these new rail systems will not be possible without private sector participation, meaning there will be some investment<\/strong> required from business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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