With the completion of repair works between Retreat and Fishoek Stations on the Southern Line, commuters in the Western Cape can now travel by train once again. In their escape, the suspects proceeded to throw the cut 11 kV line onto live 3kv overhead electric lines at Fishoek Station. "Various intense replacement works had to be undertaken before the trains could operate on the Southern Line again. All this work took place before the electric lines could be strung up and switched on to allow for operations. The total repair costs for Retreat and Fishoek and Glencairn Stations is approximately R4.5 million.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 20, 2021 16:05 UTC