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News Archive June 2010 New stations, ticketing building going up
News Archive June 2010 New stations, ticketing building going up
| New stations, ticketing building going up |
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| Thursday, 15 April 2010 |
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With new routes being laid and more people hopping on a Rea Vaya bus, stations are being added, as well as a ticketing building for sports fans at Nasrec.
AS Rea Vaya expands, numerous additions have to be made to accommodate the extended routes and the increasing number of commuters using the Bus Rapid Transit system. 
The Rea Vaya station at Nasrec
The stations are two at the Metro Centre, in Braamfontein; one on the Soweto Highway opposite Soccer City, in Soweto; two inside the Nasrec transport hub near the Expo Centre, also in Soweto; one along the Soweto Highway close to the Mooki and Main streets intersection, again in Soweto; one on Perth Road opposite Helen Joseph Hospital, in Rossmore; and the last in Coronationville at Bernard Issac School in Westbury, near Rahima Moosa Hospital, previously Coronation Hospital. The stations on the Soweto Highway and the ticketing building in Nasrec are being built for the spectators destined for Soccer City Stadium. They are intended to accommodate large volumes of people travelling to the stadium for sporting events and will not be used in the day-to-day running of Rea Vaya. They will, of course, be critical for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in June and July this year. The stations along the Soweto Highway are scheduled to be completed by the end of April. These innovative stations will be user-friendly for pedestrians and passengers waiting to board the buses, since they will have ramps allowing disabled passengers easier access. Stations in the Nasrec area are being built near the Nasrec Underpass, which allows passengers to move through the longest man-made tunnel in Joburg. This tunnel gives passageway from the Soccer City Stadium along the Soweto Highway to the Rea Vaya stations. Nkosinathi Manzana, a senior development manager at the JDA, explains that the main reason for the underpass is to get passengers safely from the Rea Vaya stations on the Soweto Highway to the stadium without the risk of them crossing at road level. Commuters will arrive at the station platform and ramp moving down to a level below ground and then travel to the southern side of the highway. The entire transport structure is 80 metres long, of which 50 metres is underground, with natural light shafts at regular intervals complemented by artificial lighting. At the Metro Centre stations, the structures have already been erected, and culverts and reinforced concrete for ramps are being installed. Related stories:
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