EWN reports that Cape Town's Central Line is still running a limited service, but it may be fully restored by the end of February. The line, which is one of the City’s busiest, has not been fully open since 2019, due to cable theft, vandalism and squatters on the tracks.

The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) advised that services would continue to be limited until more trains were introduced on the line. Prasa said it was still busy with Central Line repairs between Cape Town’s CBD and Langa, while government’s Housing Development Agency has been tasked with relocating informal settlers on or near rail tracks at Langa. Prasa said this was delaying efforts to get trains back on tracks, and the agency was unable to confirm progress. But the Central Line is not the only one affected by challenges. Along the Northern Line, although services were restored between Eerste River and Bellville, the line feeds into the Stellenbosch and Strand routes which are still being repaired. At this stage, Prasa cannot indicate by when all train services in the Western Cape will be performing at full capacity.

• Read the original of the short report in the above regard by Melikhaya Zagagana at EWN

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