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    Important announcement about future of commuter rail in Cape Town

    Tomorrow, Tuesday, 10 October 2017, will see the City of Cape Town's Mayoral Committee Member for Transport and Urban Development, Councillor Brett Herron, make an important announcement about the future of commuter rail in Cape Town.
    Important announcement about future of commuter rail in Cape Town
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    Said Herron: "The decline of Cape Town’s passenger rail system is well documented. We have now reached a crisis point where the service is at risk of a total collapse. Ailing infrastructure, lack of investment, and the ongoing sabotage and vandalism of the rail infrastructure have displaced hundreds of thousands of commuters to road-based public transport.

    "We cannot sit back and let this situation continue indefinitely. Tomorrow I will share with the public how the City intends to rescue this indispensable strategic asset."

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