{"id":279776,"date":"2025-10-01T11:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T09:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/?p=279776"},"modified":"2025-10-01T11:01:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T09:01:03","slug":"the-mitchells-plain-trains-are-coming-soon-but-nobody-knows-exactly-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/the-mitchells-plain-trains-are-coming-soon-but-nobody-knows-exactly-when\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mitchell\u2019s Plain trains are coming soon, but nobody knows exactly when"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Mitchell\u2019s Plain trains are coming soon, but nobody knows exactly when.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is according to social media videos that the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has released in recent weeks on its official channels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to one<a href=\"http:\/\/vt.tiktok.com\/ZSD4AaWFh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> video<\/a>, which is narrated by someone wearing a \u201cmaintenance operations\u201d jacket called Jaco Cupido, Prasa is in the \u201clast phase of what needs to be done\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the video, Cupido says that the overhead traction equipment has been completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the distance you can see there is a big yellow machine,\u201d Cupido said. \u201cWhich is what we use to rehabilitate the perway.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" data-attachment-id=\"279777\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/the-mitchells-plain-trains-are-coming-soon-but-nobody-knows-exactly-when\/trains_10785\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/trains_10785.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"trains_10785\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;dummy text&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A still from a social media video released by Prasa.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/trains_10785-1024x461.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/trains_10785-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"A still from a social media video released by Prasa.\" class=\"wp-image-279777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/trains_10785-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/trains_10785-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/trains_10785-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/trains_10785.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A still from a social media video released by Prasa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPerway\u201d is a contraction of permanent way which refers to the track infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll of this is the last piece of the puzzle that we are putting together,\u201d Cupido says, adding that the repair work at<a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/repair-work-commences-on-mitchells-plain-railway-20240515\/\"> Kapteinsklip Station<\/a>, the last station on the Mitchell\u2019s Plain line, is very close to complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith that excitement, I\u2019m glad to say that we are reaching the end of the line,\u201d Cupido says. \u201cWhich will open up this corridor which will then service the people of Mitchell\u2019s Plain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cupido is correct in calling the interest in the line \u201cexcitement\u201d because several people have messaged <em>TygerBurger<\/em> with pictures of the work and testing being done on the line and asked when the work will be done and the line reopened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>TygerBurger <\/em>has reached out to Prasa with questions but has had no reply to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mitchell\u2019s Plain has been without a rail service since 2019 when Prasa closed the lines due to debilitating vandalism. Attempts to reopen the line has been hampered by a multitude of problems including squatters on the rails. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For decades the trains had been a lifeline for the Cape Flats and millions of commuters from Mitchell\u2019s Plain had used the service daily to get to work because it is the most affordable mode of public transport. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prasa\u2019s videos on social media do not give a projected date of reopening but Cupido says the work is \u201c90\/95% done\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVery soon we will be reporting on the first train that will be coming on this line.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mitchell\u2019s Plain trains are coming soon, says  social media videos released by 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