Durban train timetable
Every PRASA (Metrorail) line and all 60 stations with published train times. Choose your station for its departures, first and last trains, and journey time.
- Source
- PRASA's published timetables, last updated 29 April 2026
- Stations
- 60 with published times
- Timetables
- Weekdays, Saturdays
- Times
- Scheduled, not live
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- Every Durban station, works offline
- PRASA last updated the Durban timetables on 29 April 2026. Times may have changed since then.
- KwaMashu Line: Reports say only part of this line runs. Check before you travel. (GroundUp, 1 September 2026)
- South Coast Line: Trains go only as far as Winklespruit: the Illovo bridge has been down since the 2022 floods. (South Coast Sun, 1 August 2026)
- Old Main Line: Trains run on one track between Rossburgh and Pinetown, so expect delays. (GroundUp, 1 September 2026)
Lines
Umlazi Line
14 stations with published times
Weekdays · Saturdays
KwaMashu Line
12 stations with published times
Weekdays · Saturdays · Runs in part
South Coast Line
18 stations with published times
Weekdays · Saturdays · Runs in part
New Main Line
23 stations with published times
Weekdays · Saturdays
Old Main Line
17 stations with published times
Weekdays · Saturdays · Runs in part
Main routes
Direct trains between each line's far end and the city.
- Umlazi to Durban78 min
- KwaMashu to Durban43 min
- Isipingo to Durban61 min
- Amanzimtoti to Durban83 min
- Winklespruit to Durban92 min
- Pinetown to Durban80 min
Show all 7 routes
- Cato Ridge to Durban161 min
All 60 stations, A to Z
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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.
| Line | Status | Latest report |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
What PRASA hasn't published
- No Sunday timetable is published (the only Sunday service is a date-specific event timetable, where one exists).
- No public-holiday timetable.
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