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Data Collection Survey on Railway Sector in the Republic of South Africa Final Report Data Collection Survey on Railway Sector in the Republic of South Africa Final Report March 2013 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Japan International Consultants for Transportation Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. AFD JR 13-005 Data Collection Survey on Railway Sector in the Republic of South Africa Final Report March 2013 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Japan International Consultants for Transportation Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. Republic of South Africa Basic Data of the Republic of South Africa Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs “Regional Affairs” Area: 1.22 million km2 (approximately 3.2 times the Total trade amounts area of Japan) （1）Exports 61.1 billion USD (2009) Population: 49.99 million (2010, World Bank) （2）Imports 63.9 billion USD (2009) Population growth rate: 1.4% (2010, World Bank) Administrative capital: Pretoria Main trading items Ethnic groups: blacks, whites, colored, and Asians （ 1 ） Exports: Gold, rare metals, mining products, Languages: 11 official languages, including English, chemical products, food, textile products, and diamond Afrikaans, and Bantu languages (Zulu, Sotho, etc.) （2）Imports: Machinery, automobile, chemical products, Religion: Christians (80% of population), Hinduism, scientific equipment, textile products, plastics, and and Islam rubber Main trading partners Main industries: agriculture, mining, and industry （1）Exports: China, USA, Japan, Germany, and UK (2009) GDP: 363.7 billion USD (2010, World Bank) （2）Imports: China, Germany, USA, Saudi Arabia, and Japan (2009) GNI per capita: 6,090 USD (2010, World Bank) Currency: rand 1 USD＝8.648 ZAR (as of Oct. 2012) Economic growth rate: 2.8% (2010, World Bank) 1 ZAR＝9.207 yen (as of Oct. 2012) Inflation rate: 4.3% (2010, World Bank) Japanese aid (aggregates as of FY 2009) Unemployment rate: 23.8% (2009) （1）Loan assistance: 20.145 billion yen （2）Grant aid: 13.071 billion yen （3）Technical assistance: 8.062 billion yen Overview of South African Railways 1．TRANSNET Item Contents Remarks Type of transport Freight transport Department of Public Presiding department Enterprises (DPE) TRANSNET Freight Rail Operating entity (TFR) Number of TFR Number of employees 24,000 employees Gauge 1,065 (mm) Route length 20,953 (km) Length of main lines 12,801 (km) Active lines 3,928 (km) Length of branch See Chapter 3, Figure Closed lines 3,350 (km) lines 3-3 Lifted lines 874 (km) 50kV AC 861 (km) 25kV AC 2,309 (km) Electrified sections 3kV DC 4,935 (km) See Chapter 4, Figure Total of electrified 4-8 8,105 (km) sections Non-electrified sections 11,974 (km) Main line 20 (tons) The Coal Line is Axle load Coal Line, Iron Ore 30 (tons) operated with axle load Line of 26 tons. Iron Ore Line 861 (km) Sishen–Saldanha Length of main Coal Line 450 (km) Ermelo–Richards Bay lines Kimberley–Port Manganese Line 1,000 (km) Elizabeth EL 1,565 Number of train DL 1,092 cars Freight Cars 77,849 Iron ores for export 52.3 million (tons/year) Transport volume Coal for export 67.7 million (tons/year) (FY 2011) General freight 81 million (tons/year) Total 201 million (tons/year) Source: Compiled by Survey Team 2．PRASA Item Contents Remarks Commuter transport in cities (Metrorail), Intercity Type of transport Passenger transport passenger transport (Shosholoza Meyl) Department of Transport Presiding department (DOT) Number of employees 16,000 Gauge 1,065 (mm) 25kV AC Method of electrification 3kV DC Axle load 20 (tons) Johannesburg 360 (km) Pretoria 120 (km) Cape Town 370 (km) Metrorail Durban 208 (km) route length East London 49 (km) Port Elizabeth 43 (km) Total length 1,150 (km) Number of EMU 3,920 train cars Passenger Cars 1,223 Johannesburg, 636,000 (passengers/day) Pretoria Transport Cape Town 441,000 (passengers/day) volume of Durban 189,000 (passengers/day) Metrorail East London, Port (FY 2010) 27,000 (passengers/day) Elizabeth Total 1.293 million (passengers/day) Johannesburg–Cape Town 6 (trains/week) Johannesburg–Durban 6 (trains/week) Operation routes of Shosholoza Johannesburg–Port Elizabeth 3 (trains/week) Meyl Johannesburg–East London 6 (trains/week) (Use TRANSNET tracks) Johannesburg–Komatipoort 3 (trains/week) Johannesburg–Musina 3 (trains/week) Source: Compiled by Survey Team 3．GAUTRAIN Item Contents Remarks Intercity passenger transport, Type of transport Passenger transport airport rail link Construction/operation Public-private partnership (PPP) method 20-year PPP contract with Operation company Bombela Consortium Gauteng provincial government Gauge 1,435 (mm) Method of 25kV AC electrification Route length 80 (km) Hatfield Station–Park Station (North–South Line) Sandton Station–Rodesfield Operating sections See Chapter 3, Figure 3-10 Station (East–West Line) Sandton Station–O.R.Tambo Station (Airport rail link) Number of stations 10 stations Maximum operating 160 (km/h) speed Number of train cars 96 (cars) Transport volume 40,000 (passengers/day) Source: Compiled by Survey Team Data Collection Survey on Railway Sector in the Republic of South Africa Contents Abbreviation Summary .................................................................................................................. S-1 Chapter 1 Background and Objectives of Survey .................................................... 1-1 1.1 Background of Survey .................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Objectives of Survey ...................................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Scope of Survey ............................................................................................. 1-2 1.4 Contents of Survey ........................................................................................ 1-2 1.5 Survey Team Members .................................................................................. 1-5 Chapter 2 Social and Economic Conditions of South Africa ..................................... 2-1 2.1 Basic Information ........................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Policies and Systems ................................................................................... 2-10 2.3 Transport Sector .......................................................................................... 2-22 Chapter 3 Current State of Railway Sector and Issues ........................................... 3-1 3.1 Overview of Railway Sector in South Africa .................................................... 3-1 3.2 Current State of Railway Transport and Challenges ..................................... 3-10 3.3 Progress of Development Plan and Challenges ........................................... 3-14 3.4 Current State of Regulatory Systems and Challenges .................................. 3-30 3.5 Overview of Railway-related Companies ...................................................... 3-34 Chapter 4 State of Technology and Challenges of Railway Sector ........................... 4-1 4.1 State of Technology and Challenges of Railway-related Fields ...................... 4-1 4.2 Brief Review of Applicable Standards ........................................................... 4-25 4.3 Current State and Challenges of Related Private Sectors and Supporting Industries ................................................................................... 4-32 4.4 Current State of Job Skills Training and Challenges ..................................... 4-42 4.5 State of Locomotive Maintenance ................................................................ 4-46 Chapter 5 Risk Factors of the Railway Sector Investment Plan ............................... 5-1 5.1 Financial Analysis and Investment Plans of the National and Provincial Governments .......................................................................... 5-1 1 5.2 Investment Plans if Railway Modernization Policy is Adopted (Risk seen fromdemand forecast in the PRASA and TRANSNET Investment Plan) ...... 5-13 5.3 Financing Prospect ...................................................................................... 5-19 5.4 Brief Review of Social/Economic/Environmental Impacts of Current Investment Plans ............................................................................ 5-21 5.5 Decision-making Mechanisms of the Department of Transport, Department of Public Enterprises, and Provincial Governments .................. 5-27 5.6 Economic Ripple Effect ................................................................................ 5-32 5.7 Risk Factors of Investment Plan for the Railway Sector ............................... 5-35 Chapter 6 Initiatives of Private Sector and Other Countries ..................................... 6-1 6.1 Initiatives of Japanese Companies ................................................................. 6-1 6.2 Involvement of Other Governments in Related Provinces and Railway Lines . 6-5 Chapter 7 Roadmap for the Modernization of the Railway Sector ............................ 7-1 7.1 Review Appropriate Technologies .................................................................. 7-1 7.2 Comparing the Technologies of Japan and Other Countries ........................... 7-9 7.3 Feasibility of Localizing the Production Processes of Rolling Stock and Equipment of Japanese Companies ............................................................ 7-14 7.4 Roadmap ..................................................................................................... 7-23 Chapter 8 Overview of the Outcomes of South Africa–Japan Railway
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