Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
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| State owned enterprise | |
| Industry | Passenger rail |
| Founded | 1990 (as SARCC) |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg |
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Key people
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Popo Molefe, Chairman Collins Letsoalo, Acting CEO Salani Sithole, COO David Kekena, CFO |
| Products | Transport management services |
| Revenue | R3,3 bn 2016 |
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Number of employees
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17,022 2016 |
| Website | www.prasa.com |
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is a South African state owned enterprise responsible for most passenger rail services in the country. It consists of four branches: Metrorail, which operates commuter rail services in urban areas; Shosholoza Meyl, which operates regional and inter-city rail services; Autopax, which operates regional and inter-city coach services; and Intersite, which manages the property owned by PRASA.
In 1910, as a consequence of the formation of the Union of South Africa, all railway services in South Africa were merged into the South African Railways and Harbours. The reclassification and renumbering of the rolling stock of the three constituent railways was implemented on 1 January 1912. The South African Railways and Harbours was later renamed the South African Transport Services.
On 1 April 1990, Transnet was created to take over most of the operations of the SATS, with the exception of commuter rail which was transferred to the newly formed South African Rail Commuter Corporation (SARCC). The SARCC owned commuter rail-related assets, including stations and surrounding land, infrastructure and , while the services were operated by Metrorail. Initially Metrorail was an operating unit of Spoornet, Transnet's rail subsidiary; in 1996 it became a separate business unit of Transnet. Long-distance passenger rail services, meanwhile, were operated by Spoornet (now Transnet Freight Rail) under the name Shosholoza Meyl.
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