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    "Know Your Mzansi, Safe travels."
  • Shosholoza Meyl
    Shosholoza Meyl promises that each of our passengers will be treated to
    "A Pleasant Experience"
  • Shosholoza Meyl
    Enkosi. Inkomu. Rea Leboga. Dankie. Siyabonga. Rikholivhuwa.
    Thank You...

Welcome to a pleasant experience


Shosholoza Meyl promises that each of our passengers will be treated to "A Pleasant Experience" from the moment they book and buy their ticket throughout their journey by train until they disembark at their end destination.

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Events / News

  • 15 Aug 2023

    8:00 Am

  • Comrades Marathon Train

The only impossible journey is the one you never begin...


Tony Robbins

  • OUr history


  • Shosholoza Meyl is a division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) that operates long-distance (intercity) passenger rail services. It operates various train routes across South Africa annually. Shosholoza Meyl was a division of Spoornet, it was transferred to PRASA after its formation in 2009.

    "Shosholoza" is a name that has its roots deep in the South African culture. The song of hard-working men laying railway lines is accepted and understood by all language groups. Meaning ‘to push forward, endeavor or strive’, it evokes a sense of pride as a song sung at social gatherings and sports events. It reflects a sense of joy and unity. “meyli” is a colloquial term used to describe a long-distance train. By replacing “rail” with “Meyl”, a warm sense of history is conveye.