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World Cup 2010 by train
World Cup 2010 by train
Gautrain,
80-kilometre mass rapid transit railway system in Gauteng Province, South Africa that will link Johannesburg, Pretoria, and OR Tambo International Airport.
Gautrain Network
The Gautrain rail network will be 80 kilometers long. Gautrain is connected to other forms of public transport:
Taxis
Buses
Current Metrorail public train system
Traveling at a speed of 160 kilometers per hour, Gautrain will only take 40 minutes to travel between Johannesburg and Pretoria, but this link will not be finished for 2010. From Sandton to the OR Tambo International Airport it will only take 10 to 20 minutes. Commuters on this route can check in their luggage at the Sandton Station before arriving at OR Tambo International Airport.
The cost for traveling on the Johannesburg/Pretoria route will be between R13.00 and R29.00, depending on distance. The cost of traveling to a station with the Gautrain Bus Link will be between R4.00 and R11.00.
Gautrain Stations
There will be security cameras and security guards on patrol in the stations and the parking areas. Only passengers who have an electronic ticket will have access to Gautrain?s stations and the parking areas. Motorists can travel to the stations and leave their cars at the safe parking bays that are being built at the stations. Parking at the station could cost around R6.00 a day.
Ten station locations have been identified:
Johannesburg Park Station - (underground station)
Rosebank - (underground station)
Sandton - (underground station)
Marlboro - (station at grade)
Midrand - (station at grade)
Centurion - (station on structure)
Pretoria - (station at grade)
Hatfield - (station at grade)
Rhodesfield - (station on structure)
OR Tambo International Airport - (station on structure)
Gautrain website
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