Gautrain
Sign in to saveGautrain is an higher-speed express commuter rail system in Gauteng, South Africa, which links Johannesburg, Pretoria, Kempton Park and O. R. Tambo International Airport. It takes 15 minutes to travel from Sandton to O. R. Tambo International Airport on the Gautrain and 35 minutes from Pretoria station to Park Station in Johannesburg. The Gautrain has 10 stations. Buses, shuttles and midibus services are available to transport passengers to and from all stations excluding the O. R. Tambo International Airport Station.
Key facts
- Public transit.name
- Gautrain
- Public transit.image
- Gautrain logo.svg
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- Gautrain..., O R Tambo Intl Airport South Africa.jpg
- Public transit.caption2
- Bombardier Electrostar at O. R. Tambo International Airport
- Public transit.owner
- Gauteng province
- Public transit.locale
- Gauteng, South Africa
- Public transit.transit_type
- Commuter rail
- Public transit.stations
- 10
- Public transit.annual_ridership
- 7,860,068 (2024/25)
- Public transit.website
- www.gautrain.co.za
- Public transit.began_operation
- 8 June 2010 (Sandton to O.R. Tambo International Airport)7 June 2012 (Full service)
- Public transit.operator
- Bombela Operating Company (RATP Dev)
- Public transit.vehicles
- 24 Bombardier Electrostars
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24 sectionsContents
- Background
- Lines in operation
- Rail
- Bus
- History
- Construction
- Construction technology
- Opening to passenger traffic
- Reconcessioning
- Infrastructure
- Network
- Tracks
- Stations
- Ticketing
- Rolling stock
- Criticism
- Ridership
- Alternative transportation projects
- Cost
- Cost estimates and timeline
- Cash flow
- Future
- References
- External links
Gautrain is an higher-speed express commuter rail system in Gauteng, South Africa, which links Johannesburg, Pretoria, Kempton Park and O. R. Tambo International Airport. It takes 15 minutes to travel from Sandton to O. R. Tambo International Airport on the Gautrain and 35 minutes from Pretoria station to Park Station in Johannesburg. The Gautrain has 10 stations. Buses, shuttles and midibus services are available to transport passengers to and from all stations excluding the O. R. Tambo International Airport Station.
== Background == The Gautrain is mainly aimed at providing and optimising an integrated, innovative public transport system that enables and promotes the long-term sustainable economic growth of Gauteng. It is also part of a broader vision to industrialise and modernise the region, including a commitment towards creating and sustaining an integrated culture of public transport use. The Gautrain is implemented as a public–private partnership (PPP) in terms of Treasury Regulation 16 of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA). The Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) is the public partner and the primary promoter of the project. The concessionaire is the Bombela Concession Company (Pty) Ltd, which holds a 19½-year concession for the design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance of the Gautrain.