Cape Town - It'll be a blue Monday for Cape Town's commuters as delays on Metrorail's lines are expected to continue into the afternoon peak.
There are delays of around an hour.
#ServiceAlert: Signal equipment failure at Cape Town restored. Residual delays of 60+ min on the regions to be expected.
— Metrorail W/Cape (@CapeTownTrains) November 20, 2017
One of the reasons is due to a train fire on the Monte Vista, which saw three carriages destroyed.
"Metrorail confirmed that it lost more capacity after a carriage caught fire today shortly after noon," the rail commuter operator said.
"A passenger trailer of train number 2862 was reported on fire as the train was drawing into Century City Station. The two adjoining carriages have also been damaged. The fire affected optic fibre cables leading to the nearby train traffic control centre as well.
"No injuries have been reported.
Also read: Metrorail train set alight at Century City
"The fire brigade arrived on the scene within minutes and started dousing the flames immediately after Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) switched off the overhead power.
"The railway line is currently closed until the flames have been doused and infrastructure assessed for any fire damage.
"It is as yet too early to speculate on the cause of the fire. The extent, cause and cost of the damage will only be confirmed after TFR and PRASA’s loss adjusters have assessed the infrastructure and rolling stock," Metrorail said.
A shuttle service is in operation, but commuters travelling to the northern suburbs will have to find their own way from central Cape Town to Monte Vista station.
#MonteVistaLineCT: A train shuttle has been introduced to operate between Monte Vista and Bellville Stations. Regrettable Metrorail has no buses available and commuters are advised to arranged their own transport between Cape Town and Monte Vista.
— Metrorail W/Cape (@CapeTownTrains) November 20, 2017
#ServiceAlert: Signal equipment failure at Cape Town due to fibre optic damaged during earlier fire incident at Century City. Delays of 60+ min on the region to be expected.
— Metrorail W/Cape (@CapeTownTrains) November 20, 2017
#MonteVistaLineCT: A limited train shuttle operates between Monte Vista and Bellville Stations. Regrettable Metrorail has no buses available and commuters are advised to arranged their own transport between Cape Town and Monte Vista