The Citizen and News24Wire report that Metrorail train services in Vereeniging have been disrupted after a train derailed on Wednesday morning.  

Commuters were advised to seek alternative transport methods while emergency teams cleared the derailment site.  According to Metrorail spokesperson Lillian Mofokeng, the cause of the derailment has yet to be determined, but no commuter injuries have been reported.  “No train can move in and out of the Vereeniging complex,” Mofokeng said.  Five trainsets were scheduled to depart from Vereeniging to Johannesburg via Midway, and two sets scheduled to depart towards Germiston via Meyerton.  But due to the derailment, only four trainsets would be departing from Johannesburg, and three trainsets departing from Germiston.

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