‘I have asked President Ramaphosa to confirm his commitment to devolving passenger rail to metros, and that this Cabinet-approved policy has not been abandoned. We are asking the President to form a joint working committee with the City to chart the way towards rail devolution in the shortest possible time. If we don’t do this critical preparation now, it will take many years for rail to be devolved for the metro to run.
The White Paper on National Rail Policy was passed in May 2022. It commits to devolving rail to capable metros and to producing a Rail Devolution Strategy in 2023. However, this plan has been contradicted by several senior political figures, as per a City statement.
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