Durban → Johannesburg

ZADUR → ZAJNB · 700 km

1 rail service between Durban Bayhead in South Africa and City Deep in South Africa. Fastest is 2 days; cheapest starts around $550.

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Through running — no gauge break

Both facilities serve Cape (1067 mm), so a wagon can run through without transshipment or a bogie change. This is the cheap case: no gauge break means no mandatory stop and no handling cost between the two ends.

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The Natal corridor between Africa's busiest port and its largest inland terminal, on 1067 mm Cape gauge.

Operators Transnet Freight Rail
Crosses: ZA
Transit
2 d
Departures
14/wk
Indicative
$550–$950
CO₂ vs road
−61%

Corridor facts

Distance
700 km
Fastest transit
2 days
Services
1
Origin gauge
Cape (1067 mm)
Destination gauge
Cape (1067 mm)
Countries crossed
1
Best emissions
24 gCO₂/tonne-km
Road benchmark
62 gCO₂/tonne-km