Cape Town's northern line back on track but there's work to be done

A journey from Bellville to Cape Town illustrates how far Metrorail still has to go to get the service running smoothly again

20 March 2022 - 00:00

I stumbled through a dark pedestrian tunnel at 5.30am as I made my way to the platforms at the Bellville train station on Wednesday...

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