Harambee Rapid Bus Transport services improving soon
The Harambee Starter Service is celebrating its first year of operations.
Ekurhuleni executive mayor, Clr Mzwandile Masina, announced the extension of services to the Harambee Rapid Bus Transport System on Wednesday.
The Harambee Starter Service is celebrating its first year of operations.
The extension of the services is a practical example of how the CoE is contributing to the transformation and modernisation of the public transport system within the City.
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The extension of services include the following:
• Ten new Harambee buses will be added to the current operational fleet during November. An additional 22 new Harambee buses will be added to the operational fleet from mid-January 2019. All buses will be universally accessible and will cater to passengers with special needs.
• During the month of November the current service will be extended by the addition of a complementary route that will operate from the terminus at Tembisa Hospital with curbside stops all the way to Oliver Reginald Tambo International Airport (ORTIA). The route will consist of 28km in one direction and 56km round trip. Services will commence at 3.45am with a bus leaving Tembisa Hospital to ORTIA. There will be no services over weekends and public holidays and a R13 flat fare will be charged to utilise the system.
• A cashless Harambee Europay Mastercard and VISA (EMV) card will be introduced as a reloadable bus ticket. CoE will be piloting the service during November and thereafter commuters will be given a period to migrate from the current fare collection system.
• Seven new Harambee Ticket Sales points will now be available at Tembisa Hospital, Rabasotho Hall, Kempton Park Civic Centre, ORTIA, Corner Andrew Mapetho Drive and Dan Nkabande Drive and two branded Harambee Mobile Kiosks that will move around the city.
