Coct Plans To Take Over Passenger Rail Services

The City of Cape Town will have complete business plans in place by mid-2025 to take over the management of passenger rail services in the metro.

According to the City , the City Council has adopted a Rail Feasibility Study proposing three potential ownership models for Cape Towns passenger rail service.

The studys key finding is that the City should take control of rail to ensure a functional, efficient service aligned with its constitutional mandate to provide an integrated public transport system.

In a speech to the Council, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said devolution would benefit Capetonians, particularly lower-income households, and support local economic growth for decades.

Mayor Hill-Lewis further announced in Council that the City last night received a signed Service Level Plan SLP from Prasa following months of negotiations, with the SLP set to lay the foundation for future rail devolution.