GroundUp reports that commuters clinging to the roof of Metrorail coaches and commuters on the platform at Nyanga Junction threw stones at each other on Wednesday as the overcrowded coaches left the platform.  

At 7am trains had been delayed by more than an hour and some Metrorail staff were advising commuters not to buy tickets.  At 7:28am a train to Cape Town arrived, but it was very full.  Commuters who did not manage to squeeze in started taking videos and photos of the overcrowded train.  Suddenly commuters on the roof started throwing stones at those on the platform, who retaliated with bricks.  Close to 100 commuters could not get into the train and were left behind.  At 7:45am a train stopped for 30mins, 600 metres away from Nyanga Junction.  It arrived at the station 30 minutes later.  Some commuters jumped in, but several learners could not find room to squeeze into the coaches.  Only when a train from Mitchells Plain arrived, several minutes later, could everyone find room.

• This report by Bernard Chiguvare is at GroundUp

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