Gautrain operator scoops award at inaugural Rail Industry Awards
The Bombela Operating Company (BOC), which currently operates and maintains the Gautrain, was awarded the Train Operator of the Year award at the inaugural Rail Industry Awards, hosted by the Railway Safety Regulator last week.
The award recognises the quality operations and maintenance of the Gautrain.
Launched in 2010, the Gautrain is a public-private partnership project.
Delivering optimistic sentiment and showcasing futuristic ambitions for urban mobility involves the day-to-day running of rapid rail connecting the OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg and Pretoria
“The recognition and credit go to our over 2 100 employees dedicated to ensuring that South Africans and visitors enjoy a world-class experience onboard the Gautrain and its feeder transport systems,” says BOC CEO Nthabiseng Kubheka.
She informs that, to date, the Gautrain has completed over 192-million passenger trips, with over 95% availability and punctuality across all Gautrain services.
“This is our humble contribution towards delivering a multimodal integrated public transport system while promoting South Africa as an investment market of choice and supporting mobility day to day and during the country's hosting of big sporting events,” Kubheka highlights.
“Recognition is good; however, we strive to continuously improve our performance. We benchmark our local offering with global best practices and are proud that the Gautrain’s performance is on par and in some instances surpasses that of international networks.
“We thank our majority shareholder, RATP Dev, which has provided us with the much-needed global exposure and expertise as they operate some of the busiest and densest networks worldwide and in Africa, including Egypt and Morocco,” she adds.
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