a) The following rail lines will be prioritized and ready for use:
The reason for excluding other rail sections from being prioritized and ready for use are:
(i) To reduce the spread of the virus by introducing limited services and then gradually increase services with time;
(ii) During lockdown, theft and vandalism continued within the network system and with theextent of damages, it is going to take longer to repair those lines with severe damages; and
(iii) Resuming with few lines provides the business the opportunity to learn how to handle passengers under COVID-19 before extending services to other lines.
c) The cost associated with bringing the excluded rail sections into full service includes COVID-19 Safety Equipment of R30 million, Security Costs of R300 million, Infrastructure (OHTE, Signals, Perway, Tele-Comms) of R301 million and Stations Costs of R9million of which:
(i) distances in kilometers for each excluded section are:
(ii) The number of commuters using each excluded rail section are: