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Ten refurbished passenger train stations reopened in South Africa’s Eastern Cape

Reported by SAnews South African News

South Africa’s transport minister reopened 10 refurbished stations in the Eastern Cape: seven along the KuGompo corridor and three in Gqeberha. PRASA invested R115 million in upgrades over the past two financial years.

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  • Affected location: Eastern Cape
Passenger shelter at Pyle railway station. There are no toilets or ticket office at Pyle station. Passenger facilities are limited to an open-fronted shelter on each platform. This one is on platform 2 viewed from the similar shelter on platform 1.
Illustrative image: Passenger shelter at Pyle railway station. There are no toilets or ticket office at Pyle station. Passenger facilities are limited to an open-fronted shelter on each platform. This one is on platform 2 viewed from the similar shelter on platform 1. — Jaggery/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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The reopening returns upgraded passenger-rail facilities to communities served by the stations.

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