Railway · South Africa

How much did Gautrain cost to build?

The Gautrain is the roughly 80 km (50-mile) rapid rail system in Gauteng, South Africa, linking Johannesburg, Pretoria and O.R. Tambo International Airport, built as a public-private partnership with the Bombela consortium from September 2006 and opened in stages in 2010 and 2012. The Eno Center for Transportation's project delivery case study states that the final capital cost of Gautrain was 25.5 billion rand.

Final project cost

ZAR 25.5 billion

Approximately $3.11 billion

Cost basis: 2012

Gautrain inside the Midrand depot. Neutral tone adjusted.
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Cost evidence

Basis of the published figure

Final project cost2012
pmg.org.za

Project record

Timeline

  1. 28 September 2006

    Construction started

    projectdelivery.enotrans.org

  2. 2012

    Opened or launched

    Eno Center for Transportation

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