GOAL SYSTEMS does the planning and scheduling for Gautrain, the South Africa World Cup rapid train.

April 12, 2012 - PRLog -- JUNE 2010 – Johannesburg, SOUTHAFRICA. Gautrain, the fastest (160 km per hour) and most modern train on the African continent operated by RATP DEV, was officially inaugurated on June 5th this year. The first line section of Gautrain opened to the public on June 8th, a few days before the beginning of the World Cup.

Thousands of spectators and business customers will be able to use the first line section connecting the Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International Airport to the business centre of the city in less than 15 minutes (compared to an average one-hour car ride). Trains will be running every 12 minutes during rush hours and every 20 minutes during off-peak hours.

In 2011, Gautrain (contraction of the word Gauteng, the name of the province where the train runs, and the word train) will include 80 kilometers of track. It will connect Pretoria, the country’s administrative capital and Johannesburg, its most populated city, thus reducing traffic congestion on the country’s most travelled road and contributing to the region’s economic development.

This vital infrastructure for the country required nearly 5 years of works, and the establishment of the largest works site on the African continent, for a budget totaling €2,5 billion. Eventually, 160,000 passengers will be travelling daily on the ultramodern rail link.

Bombela planning process is powered by GOAL SYSTEMS off-the-shelf products GoalRail®metro and GoalStaff®. From timetable generation to daily drivers’ duties, GOAL SYSTEMS fully solves every stage of the planning process for both rolling stock and staff.

Ratp Dev is a subsidiary of the RATP, the mass transit operator of the Paris/Ile-de-France Region, transporting 10 million passengers per day. Ratp Dev handles the operation and maintenance of urban and interurban networks (buses, coaches, tramways, rail networks and underground railway). Ratp Dev holds operations in 12 countries throughout Europe, America, Asia and Africa, and in more than 30 French cities and regions.

Bombela is an international group that includes Bombardier Transportation, Bouygues Travaux Publics (a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction), Murray & Roberts and the Strategic Partners Group.

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