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the Easter Holiday to easy transport problems.
In a statement yesterday, NRZ public relations manager, Mr Fanuel Masikati, said the company was committed to providing an alternative and affordable mode of transport to the country.
“We have realised that holiday travellers usually get stranded at bus terminuses and we have planned to provide additional passenger trains and coaches to cater for the increased demand during Easter holidays.
“We are geared and committed to ferry holiday travellers during Easter holidays and would like to urge our valued customers to buy tickets and make the necessary bookings to avoid inconveniences,” he said.
Additional trains will operate on the 21st of April from Harare to Bulawayo, 22nd Bulawayo to Harare, 21st Harare to Mutare, 22nd Bulawayo to Chiredzi, 23rd Chiredzi to Bulawayo and on the 24th Mutare to Harare.
Mr Masikati said NRZ was going to suspend commuter trains in Harare and Bulawayo during the Easter holidays.
“There will be no commuter train service in Bulawayo and Harare on Friday 22, April 2011 because most people who use these trains will close for the holiday and the service will resume on Tuesday 26, April 2011,” he said.
He added that the Bulawayo-Francistown train service would be suspended from the 22nd of April 2011 to the 26th and the service would resume on Wednesday 27 April 2011. Meanwhile, the NRZ is appealing to all members of the public to use proper platform walkways instead of crossing underneath stationary trains.
“We would like to urge the members of the public to take precautionary measures when crossing railway lines.
“NRZ has also observed with great concern dangerous attempts and practices by children along the railway lines who loiter and sit on the main line railway tracks,” he said.
Mr Masikati said in remote areas and some parts of Bulawayo and Harare children were observed lying and walking on the railway lines.
Said Mr Masikati: “We therefore appeal to the public to report all people seen loitering or sitting along railway lines to the nearest security offices or NRZ stations.”