Gautrain Rapid Rail

80km rapid rail linking Johannesburg, Pretoria, and OR Tambo Airport. Africa's first high-speed rail.

Funding source

$4B (R45B)

Start date

Sept 2006

Implementer

Bombela Consortium

Capacity

80 km

Funding Sources

Gauteng Provincial GovernmentNational GovernmentPPP

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Thabo MbekiANC

40%

Construction began

Sept 2006 → Sept 2008

Jacob ZumaANC

100%

Phased opening

May 2009 → Jun 2012

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