Trains Overcrowded in South Africa's Most Congested City

Train commuters in Cape Town complain of overcrowding and delays, adding that they arrived late for work and, with winter arriving, they returned home after dark, making them vulnerable to criminals.

Commuters climbing on a Khayelitsha-bound train: According to the TomTom traffic index Cape Town is the most congested city in the country and 48th in the world, ahead of cities such as New York.

Commuters wait for a Khayelitsha-bound train: Commuters blame Metrorail for increasingly poor service.

Commuters on the outside of a Khayelitsha-bound train: Daphne Kayster, Western Cape PRASA (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa) Acting Marketing and Communication Manager said the equivalent of 11 train sets were destroyed by arson between October 2015 and April 2017.

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