Are Durban trains running today?
PRASA's delays and service alerts for Durban (formerly Metrorail), word for word as PRASA publishes them. The train times on this site are scheduled, not live.
- Alerts
- PRASA's live alerts feed
- Timetables
- Updated by PRASA 29 April 2026
- Times
- Scheduled, not live
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From PRASA's feed, checked about every minute. PRASA ai doesn't change the words.
- PRASA last updated the Durban timetables on 29 April 2026. Times may have changed since then.
Lines and timetables
Which timetables PRASA publishes for each line.
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- Published: Weekdays
- Published: Saturdays
- Not published: Holidays
- Not published: Sundays
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- Published: Weekdays
- Published: Saturdays
- Not published: Holidays
- Not published: Sundays
- Runs in part
Reports say only part of this line runs. Check before you travel. (GroundUp, 1 September 2026)
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- Published: Weekdays
- Published: Saturdays
- Not published: Holidays
- Not published: Sundays
- Runs in part
Trains go only as far as Winklespruit: the Illovo bridge has been down since the 2022 floods. (South Coast Sun, 1 August 2026)
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- Published: Weekdays
- Published: Saturdays
- Not published: Holidays
- Not published: Sundays
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- Published: Weekdays
- Published: Saturdays
- Not published: Holidays
- Not published: Sundays
- Runs in part
Trains run on one track between Rossburgh and Pinetown, so expect delays. (GroundUp, 1 September 2026)
Lines without a published timetable (4)
On PRASA's KwaZulu-Natal map, but with no timetable on PRASA's site. Each status is from the newest report we found, with its date.
- Crossmoor Line Runs, no timetable
Trains run on one track to Crossmoor, but PRASA publishes no timetable for it. (GroundUp; East Coast Radio, 7 October 2026)
- North Coast Line Not running
Not running north of Duff's Road. (GroundUp, 1 September 2026)
- South Coast beyond Winklespruit Not running
Not running past Winklespruit until the Illovo bridge is rebuilt. (South Coast Sun, 1 August 2026)
- Bluff (West) Line Not running
The Bluff line remains closed. (GroundUp, 1 September 2026)
Alerts are PRASA's own, shown as PRASA publishes them. Times on this site are PRASA's published, scheduled times, not live: trains can be late or cancelled without an alert. PRASA ai is independent and not affiliated with PRASA or Metrorail.
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