Overview
The Cape Corridor stretches from Warrenton in the North-East to Cape Town in the South. Railway lines from the key mining area surrounding Hotazel in the Northern Cape connect to the ports of Gqeberha and Ngqura in the South-East.
The Cape Corridor stretches
from Warrenton in the North-East to Cape Town in the South. Railway lines from the key mining area
surrounding Hotazel in the Northern Cape connect to the ports of Gqeberha and
Ngqura in the South-East, providing the primary export channel for South
Africa’s manganese exports. Rail corridor
links between mines and the Central Corridor also enable the transportation of
manganese and iron ore for domestic markets.
The corridor presents opportunities for and is focused on enabling
initiatives to grow automotive, containerized fruit, manganese, and cement volumes,
amongst others. Growth opportunities also lie in cross-border traffic to
Namibia for mining commodities as well as opportunities for container trade from the
agricultural industries.
Commodities
The main commodities transported on the corridor are:
- Manganese
- Domestic Iron Ore
- Cement
- Containers
- Titanium
- Lime
- Malt
- Barley
- Grain
- Fertiliser
- Zirconium
- Automotive
- Wheat
- Maize
The Cape Corridor includes various Branch lines such as Bellville-Bitterfontein, De Aar-Upington and sections of the lines from Bloemfontein to East London and Gqeberha. The Cape corridor also includes the rail line linking the Port of Cape Town to the Reef and which also connects with the Ore line and Namibia.
Operations Depots
- Upington,
- East London,
- Bloemfontein,
- Belville,
- Kimberley North,
- Kimberley South,
- Gqeberha