Hawker trying to eke out a living at seemingly abandoned stations say looting and stripping of Prasa property are rife.
People who used to use trains in Benoni, Brakpan and Springs say they have lost hope of ever seeing a train service again. For over a year Metrorail commuter lines have been left to vandals, including the main Springs station and substations at New Era and Pollack on the East Rand. We visited stations that have been reduced almost to rubble. Most are covered in filth, some in long grass.
“l can’t remember when I last saw security officers around,” he said. “What happened in the recent looting around the country is almost similar to what we saw here. People would come in their numbers and strip cables before my very eyes. Some helped themselves to roofing material, doors, tiles and even door frames. All we could do was just watch … The most painful thing is that no one was there to stop them,” said Tlapane.
“I’m pained by what the station has become — dirt everywhere. I’ve spent 30 years here and never thought this would happen. I hang around hoping that things will get back to normal one day,” he says. Alom Bhuyian, who has a restaurant at the station, has been unable to pay his rent of R3,500 since March 2020, when trains stopped running. He faces eviction.
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