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SowetanLive reports that Gautrain is bleeding passengers and has lost 5-million commuters in four years. This was revealed by Lebogang Maile, Gauteng's MEC for economic development, on Tuesday in his budget speech to the provincial legislature.
“The expansion of the Gautrain remains a strategic priority for the province, but its financial sustainability has come under increasing scrutiny. Ridership levels have yet to recover to pre-pandemic figures, with passenger numbers dropping from 13.9-million in the 2019/20 financial year to 7.9 million in 2023/24,” said Maile. In February, premier Panyaza Lesufi said plans to expand the Gautrain to areas in Soweto, Fourways, Mamelodi, Atteridgeville, Lanseria and Springs would cost R120bn and create 125,000 jobs. Though not contained in his budget speech, Maile advised that plans for the expansion were still under way. “Details, including the source of the funding and how it will be allocated, will be provided. But the principle of expansion remains,” he indicated. Maile said despite passenger numbers dropping, the provincial government was well on its way to fully owning the train service by March next year. He also said with the concession coming to an end, the government had started the process of appointing a new partnership.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Koena Mashale at TimesLIVE
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