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Capetrain Express, Cape Town (2026)

04/09/2026

The proposed Capetrain Express interchange in Philippi has the potential to deliver meaningful social impact. A station in this location would transform some of Cape Town’s most economically disadvantaged and spatially disconnected communities within the Philippi, Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain transit corridors into one of the best-connected parts of the metro.

More than a station, it would become an engine of economic opportunity. Transit-oriented development that embraces the township economy, local enterprise and informality would create jobs, support entrepreneurship and unlock new investment into these communities.

A modern, integrated minibus-taxi rank within the station precinct would ensure that the Capetrain Express compliments existing commuter services, partnering with taxi operators to improve efficiency, connectivity and commercial sustainability.

The result: a truly integrated transportation ecosystem that improves mobility, strengthens the local economy and expands opportunity.

Infrastructure should not simply move people. It should change lives.

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03/09/2026

🚍 Help shape the future of transport in Cape Town

How should Cape Town’s transport system evolve to help people move safely, efficiently and sustainably?

The City is inviting residents and interested parties to review and comment on the 2026 update to the Comprehensive Integrated Transport Plan (CITP), which guides the City’s future transport planning.

The update looks at:
🚌 Integrating public transport, walking and cycling
🚆 Strengthening rail as the backbone of public transport
🚶 Improving walkability and cycling infrastructure
🏙️ Creating better-connected and more accessible communities
🚗 Managing future travel demand and road-based transport

The latest data shows that 35% of trips in Cape Town are made using public transport, while 55,2% are made by private vehicle. The City wants to encourage a more balanced transport system that provides people with greater access to opportunities.

📅 Submit your comments by 30 September 2026.

🔗 Read the draft and have your say: https://brnw.ch/21x5neq

📧 [email protected]

03/09/2026

The decommissioned Athlone Power Station occupies a strategically located 40-hectare precinct at the heart of the Cape Flats, surrounded by some of Cape Town’s most densely populated communities. Positioned adjacent to the N2 and within close proximity to both the Central and Cape Flats Metrorail corridors, the site presents a unique opportunity for a major transit-oriented mixed-use development.

By integrating a Capetrain Express Station interchange with a re-aligned Metrorail corridor, the precinct could be transformed into a vibrant mobility hub supporting new housing, commercial activity, community facilities and sporting infrastructure, while sensitively preserving and repurposing the power station’s iconic industrial heritage for future generations. 🇿🇦

02/09/2026

Cape Town's biggest local business constraint isn't crime, it isn't electricity supply... It's traffic congestion!

That's one of the more surprising findings from the Cape Chamber's 2026 Business Environment Survey: https://capechamber.co.za/2026-business-environment-survey-findings

Within the City of Cape Town, 54.8% of businesses surveyed identified traffic congestion as a serious constraint — rising to 72.7% among businesses employing more than 200 people.

But the data reveals something even more important.

This isn't simply about commuters spending longer getting to work, congestion is hitting hardest where goods move!

Businesses in industrial precincts and business parks rated congestion significantly more seriously than those in commercial CBDs, pointing to a direct cost for manufacturing, logistics and the competitiveness of our economy.

As Impact Economix economist Rae Wolpe explains: “This is an industrial cost that requires urgent attention to enhance manufacturing competitiveness.”

Traffic, in other words, isn't simply a transport problem, it's a business growth problem.

Read the full story here: https://www.capechamber.co.za/latest-news/traffic-beats-crime-top-threat-ct-business

31/08/2026

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺’𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘯𝘰𝘥𝘦.

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯’𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘴.

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘐𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯.

𝘐𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭, 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘣𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯." - Cape Town Etc

🔗𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://www.capetownetc.com/news/capetrain-express-century-city-station-could-reshape-northern-cape-town/

31/08/2026

Cape Town has always liked pushing the limits, and occasionally, flying straight over them.

The spectacular Airlink flyby over a packed DHL Stadium showed just how big this city can dream.

But a truly world-class event city should be able to push the limits without pushing its transport network over the edge.

Imagine a sold-out stadium, peak-hour commuters, a buzzing V&A Waterfront, a Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) hosting a major conference, two cruise ships coming into port, the Artscape opening a new show, City Hall hosting the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, and Parliament hosting the State of the Nation Address: all operating simultaneously, without the inevitable city-wide gridlock.

Because the mark of a great city is not only how spectacularly it fills its stadiums and skies, but how effortlessly it keeps people moving beneath them.

If Cape Town is going to keep raising the ceiling, its transport system needs to keep up.

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29/08/2026

Major events should bring Cape Town to life, not bring its roads to a standstill.

Hosting major events like Rugby's Greatest Rivalry provides significant economic benefit to the city-region while increasing our global appeal and desirability. But major events also presently cause considerable disruption and inconvenience to Capetonians and event attendees, inducing severe traffic gridlock for hours on end on a road network that is already buckling under its own capacity constraints.

It does not need to be this way. It is possible to build a city that works for everyone.

To fully leverage the economic value of regularly hosting major global events within the City of Cape Town, while sustaining planned and future development in a rapidly growing city that will add millions of new residents by 2050, will require considerable investment in high-capacity public transport infrastructure capable of matching that demand. Without it, these pressures will only become progressively more severe.

Every great city in the world requires an equally great transportation system to keep it connected and moving.

A Capetrain Express Station within the DHL Stadium precinct will provide a world-class game-day experience for residents, fans and tourists, dramatically reducing disruption while providing seamless connectivity to Cape Town International Airport, Cape Winelands Airport and the city’s major economic, residential and tourism hubs.

Hosting the Springboks and the All Blacks is always a great honour, and by modernising our transportation system we can continue welcoming the world’s greatest teams and events to our city for decades to come, while enabling the sustained economic growth that creates jobs and expands opportunity.

Go Bokke! 🇿🇦

27/08/2026

The proposed multimodal Capetrain Express Century City Station will dramatically improve the quality of life of residents in this region by connecting one of Cape Town’s busiest and most persistently congested transport corridors to the wider metropolitan region in a matter of minutes.

The introduction of an express rail service in this area of the city will transform it into one of the best connected and easily accessible economic nodes, providing fast, direct onward connections to the Foreshore, V&A Waterfront and DHL Stadium precinct, Cape Town International Airport, Cape Winelands Airport and beyond.

This new service will also provide a critical connection for communities up the west coast including Montague Gardens, Table View, Parklands, Melkbosstrand, the Atlantis Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and Malmesbury.

As a strategic gateway to the Northern Suburbs, the station will also provide rapid connectivity to the Western Bellville, Brackenfell and Durbanville, linking the major economic and employment centres across Cape Town’s metropolitan region.

The Capetrain Express will create a fast, reliable and modern commuter backbone connecting the economic nodes that keep Cape Town moving without forcing residents to endure the daily traffic congestion of the N1, N2, N7 and M5.

The considerable reduction in travel times, reduced household transportation costs and expanded access to opportunity will result in improved productivity for residents in this region and ensure that Century City remains a compelling investment destination that is able to continue growing and developing for decades to come.

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21/08/2026

The Capetrain Express Project proposes a new express rail network that will serve as the backbone of a reimagined public transport system for the greater Cape Town metropolitan area. Designed to compliment and integrate with the existing rail network, the project aims to provide a fast, reliable, and affordable mass-transit alternative to road-based transport, significantly reducing travel times and easing congestion in the city’s most traffic-strained corridors by connecting major economic and residential nodes. Building on lessons from the Gautrain, the initiative seeks to deliver an inclusive, high-quality express rail service accessible to all residents.

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18/08/2026

"𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯’𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺.

𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥-𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘴, 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘪𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘈𝘪𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘢-𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥-𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘳.

𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩: 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵." - Cape Town Etc

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