Fast train that links Johannesburg to Pretoria, South Africa, started operations Monday, August 1, 2011. With the existence of this pathway is expected to reduce the amount of traffic congestion by 20 percent.
Based on the statement in the Johannesburg city government sites, fast train going through this pathway is called the Gautrain. Minister of Highways and Transportation Gauteng province, Ismail Vida, said that this train will depart from the station towards Rosebang through Hatfield and Pretoria, stopping at eight stations, starting Tuesday, August 2, 2011.
For the convenience of passengers, also provided a bus to the fast train station from the settlements. Inauguration of this pathway should be faster. However, due to problems in the tunnel at the Rosebank station, the launch was postponed.
That problem is the presence of water leaks in the tunnel path. Vadi said the problem has been corrected and now the path is safe, but monitoring is still underway. As a result of this leakage, rapid railway construction became delayed the second phase, Vadi apologized for this.
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Train Crash in India
Recently train derailed in India, causing a severe crash and the victims at least 31 passengers. At present, rescuers are still trying to find victims who are still oppressed in many cars.
Quoted from page Associated Press, Sunday, July 10, 2011, the cause of the train off the rails is still unclear. However, the possibility of a train gets out of control when a driver pulled the emergency brake lever.
The train reportedly going to the town of Kalka, at the foot of the Himalayas, from Howrah, south India. While the accident occurred in the town of Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh state. Very severe accident, 12 seats and the train engine reportedly thrown out of the car.
A spokesman for the police, Brij Lal, said that so far at least 31 people were killed and as many as 100 people were rescued from inside the car. But the predicted victim will still continue to grow as rescue efforts continue.
"We're trying to cut the bench and help those still trapped inside," said Lal.
Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, expressed deep sorrow over the incident. India railway bureau said the family death toll will get compensation of 500,000 rupees.
India train crash often due to poor maintenance and human error. Though the railway network in India is one of the largest in the world with more than 14 million passengers per day.
Quoted from page Associated Press, Sunday, July 10, 2011, the cause of the train off the rails is still unclear. However, the possibility of a train gets out of control when a driver pulled the emergency brake lever.
The train reportedly going to the town of Kalka, at the foot of the Himalayas, from Howrah, south India. While the accident occurred in the town of Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh state. Very severe accident, 12 seats and the train engine reportedly thrown out of the car.
A spokesman for the police, Brij Lal, said that so far at least 31 people were killed and as many as 100 people were rescued from inside the car. But the predicted victim will still continue to grow as rescue efforts continue.
"We're trying to cut the bench and help those still trapped inside," said Lal.
Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, expressed deep sorrow over the incident. India railway bureau said the family death toll will get compensation of 500,000 rupees.
India train crash often due to poor maintenance and human error. Though the railway network in India is one of the largest in the world with more than 14 million passengers per day.
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