Our Journey to a Better Gauteng

GAUTRAIN - OUR JOURNEY TO A BETTER GAUTENG

The goa l of the G a utra in wa s not only to ra dic a lly upgra de public tra nsport in the Provinc e, thereby ma king a c ontribution to the goa ls a nd objec tives of a la rge ra nge of na tiona l a nd provinc ia l polic y pla ns, but a lso to improve the ec onomy of the Provinc e a nd the qua lity of life of the people of G a uteng.

Changing demographics

G rowing urba nisa tion a nd popula tion numbers mea n a dditiona l pressure on present tra nsport infra struc ture a nd future c a pa c ity.

The G a utra in will c ontinue to c ontribute to the future of the c ountry a nd the provinc e a nd through the role in c a n pla y to give impetus to na tiona l polic y initia tives suc h a s the Na tiona l Development Pla n and the Integra ted Tra nsport Ma ster Pla n.

NDP milestones to achieve South Africa’s visions for 2030
How the Gautrain can contribute to achieving these milestones

Inc rea sing employment
With opera tions of the G a utra in a lrea dy supporting in exc ess of 6 000 jobs, future growth in pa ssenger numbers a nd the extension of the G a utra in, a s well loc a lisa tion of rolling stoc k ma intena nc e a nd building of rolling stoc k, c a n inc rea se this number dra ma tic a lly. For every R1m invested in future expa nsion, a pproxima tely a n extra 5 jobs c a n be c reated.

Inc rea se per c a pita inc ome, spec ific a lly for lower inc ome households
Over a nd a bove the 22% of inc ome flowing to lower inc ome households, expa nding the public tra nsport network will c rea te further opportunities for the unemployed to be a ble to a c c ess work opportunities.

C ompetitive ba se of Improving the qua lity of infra struc ture, in pa rtic ula r the qua lity of public tra nsport, c ould infra struc ture a nd huma n resourc es only improve South Afric a ’s c ompetitiveness position. C urrently, the c ountry is ra nked in 66^thposition

Ensure tha t the job ma rket better
A c omprehensive monitoring a nd eva lua tion proc ess of the G a utra in’s soc io-ec onomic development c ontribution ha s been in pla c e sinc e the inc eption of the projec t a nd is still

c ontinuing. This monitoring proc ess ha s c ertain ta rgets in pla c e for the employment of

reflec ts the rac ia l,

gender a nd disa bility Historic a lly Disa dva nta ged individua ls a nd the proc urement proc esses to benefit Sma ll ma ke-up of the c ountry a nd Medium Enterprises. Reports tra c king progress is published on a monthly ba sis.
Esta blish sa fe, a fforda ble public tra nsport
Before c onstruc tion of the G a utra in, potentia l users had c onc erns a bout the sa fety of the systme a nd 44% sta ted tha t it would keep them from usign the G a utra in. However, in 2014, sa fety is one of the c c entra l elements highlighted by c ommuters a s being a rea son tha t a ttra c ts them to using the G a utra in.

Ac c ess to qua lity educ a tion a nd hea lthc a re
If the c urrent usa ge by G a utra in users are c onsidered, it is c lea r tha t the system a lrea dy is a n importa nt wa y for students a nd sc hola rs to rea c h educ a tiona l institutions, 11% of users a t Pa rk sta tion a re on their wa y to a n educ a tiona l institution.

Reduc tion in c a rbon C ommuters opting to use the G a utra in instea d of their motor vehic les, reduc e their

emissions

c a rbon footprint by 30 to 60% per trip.

ITMP25 interventions

Fa c ilita ting loc a l ec onomic development outside the urba n c ore
By c onnec ting industria l a rea s to its workers a nd the c ity, the va lue proposition for func tioning industria l zones outside of the urba n c ore ha s inc rea sed signific a ntly. This c a n be seen in the Rhodesfield, Ma rlboro South a nd Modderfontein area s surrounding the respec tive sta tions.

La nd use

The G a utra in a nd its feeder systems ha ve inc rea sed c onnec tivity whic h ha s led to

residentia l, business a nd industria l densific a tion, thereby integra ting the metropolis. New residentia l a nd reta il developments c loser to the G a utra in are following a nd a ttest to this. densific a tion in support of public tra nsport

Reinforc ing the pa ssenger rail network a s the ba c kbone of the system
More tha n 30% of c ommuters tra vel the entire dista nc e of the link between Pretoria C BD a nd Pa rt sta tion (Joha nnesburg C BD). A further 22% travels between Pretoria C BD a nd Sa ndton. From there c ommuters would ma ke use of other mea ns to get to their fina l destina tions. This supports the view tha t a rail network is well suited to c over longer dista nc e c onnec tions a nd integra tes ea sily with other modes of tra nsport.

ITMP25 interventions

Extending the

The integra ted na ture of the G a utra in system in other tra nsport systems is supported by the

la rge portion (30% - 40%) of c ommuters tha t ma ke use of the bus system to get to their point of fina l destina tion. The G a utra in provides the link to ma jor points a nd from there, the distribution a nd feeder system relies on other types of tra nsport. This trend will bec ome more pronounc ed in future integra ted ra pid a nd roa d-ba sed public tra nsport networks

C a pa c ity building in First projec t of this na ture in the c ountry a nd la rgest PPP projec t in Afric a . the tra nsport industry

Tra vel dema nd ma na gement
The N1 c orridor between Joha nnesburg a nd Pretoria is one of the most c ongested roa ds in South Afric a . The la rge ma jority of c ommuters who ma ke use of the G a utrain, use it to get to a nd from the offic e. As more tha n 50% of G a utra in users ma ke use of priva te vehic les to get to a nd from the sta tion, it is a good indic a tion tha t these vehic les would ha ve been on the roa d, proba bly during pea k times. The G a utra in therefor ma kes a n importa nt c ontribution to reduc e c ongestion during pea k hours

The G a uteng Premier, Da vid Ma kura a nd his a dministra tion tea m have a dopted a ten-pilla r progra mme of ra dic a l tra nsforma tion, modernisa tion a nd reindustria lisa tion for the provinc e over the next five to fifteen yea rs. This progra mme is set to ma ke G a uteng a n integra ted c ity-region c ha ra c terised by soc ia l

Ten pillar programme

Dec isive spa tia l

If the c urrent usa ge by G a utra in users is c onsidered, it is c lea r tha t the system is a lrea dy a n importa nt wa y for employees to rea c h their pla c e of work: more tha n 50% of c ommuters use the G a utra in to get to work. tra nsforma tion through public tra nsport infra struc ture development a nd the c rea tion of integra ted a nd susta ina ble huma n settlements tha t a re c onnec ted to hubs of ec onomic opportunity

Ac c elera ted soc ia l

Over a nd a bove the 23% of inc ome flowing to lower inc ome households,

expa nding the public tra nsport network will c rea te further opportunities for the unemployed to be a ble to a c c ess work opportunities a nd thus a id in raising the qua lity of life of public tra nsport c ommuters. tra nsforma tion by ra ising the living sta nda rd of a nd qua lity of life of a ll people of G a uteng

Modernisa tion of public tra nsport infra struc ture
The G a utra in promotes the emergenc e of hubs of ec onomic a c tivity a nd inc rea sed spa tia l development surrounding the sta tions a nd bus routes. We expec t tha t in a rea s where G a utrain sta tions will be loc a ted the surrounding a res will benefit through inc rea sed c onnec tivity a nd ec onomic a c tivity.

Re –Industria lisa tion of the G a uteng ec onomy
With the c onstruc tion of the G a utra in a lrea dy supporting in exc ess of 34 800 direc t jobs a nd c ontributing R20bn to provinc ia l G DP, future exa pnsion to the G a utrain link, a s well a s loc a lisa tion of rolling stoc k ma intena nc e a nd building of rolling stoc k, c a n inc rea se this number dra ma tic a lly: For every R1m invested in future, a t lea st R730 000 is estima ted be a dded to G DP a nd 5 a dditiona l jobs a re expec eted to be c rea ted.

Improving the qua lity of infra struc ture, in pa rtic ula r the qua lity of public tra nsport, c ould a lso improve South Afric a ’s c ompetitiveness position. C urrently, the c ountry is ra nked in 66^thposition.

In Summary

The sta ted c urrent a nd a ntic ipa ted impa c ts of the G a utra in system a re c entred a round the G MA’s Key Performa nc e Indic a tors (KPIs) na mely, int e r a l i a, ec onomic development, public tra nsport a s a mode of c hoic e a nd spa tia l development.