Holidaymakers book out Shosholoza Meyl

Pretoria - Shosholoza Meyl says its long distance trains are fully
booked for December.

Acting Head of Shosholoza Meyl, Nelson Mphailane, said: "Following our
announcement to reinstate services in the past two weeks, we have been
experiencing a record number of passengers booking our services as well
as passengers who were afforded an opportunity to pre-book on a waiting
list to secure their seats and avoid disappointment.

"All our trains are now fully booked. However, we are still receiving a
high volume of calls from passengers interested in travelling [with us]."

Mphailane said due to the high demand, they were jointly working with
Transnet to increase their train services by adding more trains for all
their corridors.

However, he said the availability of these trains would be announced
once arrangements are confirmed.

"Shosholoza Meyl thanks all loyal passengers for choosing us a mode of
travel during the festive season.

"As part of our continuous efforts to prioritise the safety of our
passengers, strict measures have been put in place to curb overcrowding,
therefore no passengers will be allowed within our operational areas
without a valid train ticket," said Mphailane. - BuaNews