Power failure causes major delays on Gautrain between Midrand and Hatfield

Commuter Kgosi Motlhabi‏ had an unsettling trip in afternoon traffic on Monday when a power outage affected the Gautrain service.

"Massive delays for Gautrain. Our train which was heading North just suddenly stopped after Marlboro because the driver had to U-turn‚" he tweeted.

Dipuo Peters is pissed otherwise. There is a power failure on both Gautrain lines.

— Kgosi Motlhabi (@SimplyKayGee) March 13, 2017

Rob Byrne‏ from @TrafficSA advised matter of factly‚ "Power Failure between Midrand and Hatfield causing major delays".

The Gautrain high-speed service confirmed its operations were affected.

"Due to a power failure‚ services have been disrupted. Updates will be provided as they are available‚" it said in a short statement.

#Gautrain   RT  @ofentse360 Delays @TheGautrain@TrafficSA power failure - stuck at Marlboro station. It's a mess  pic.twitter.com/a5XuDHo5wO

— Rob Byrne (@TrafficSA) March 13, 2017