Staff Writer
 The Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) has experienced a disruption to its services between Park and Rosebank Stations on Saturday, 15 February 2025 in Johannesburg. It announced that disruption was due to water and soil seeping into the tunnel section of the system.
Gautrain is an 80-kilometre higher-speed commuter rail system, linking Johannesburg, Tshwane, Kempton Park and O. R. Tambo International Airport.
 Parts of the rail network runs below ground in tunnels, while the rest of the network runs above ground.
GMA's own investigation has established that there was an illegal drilling activity on a private property located above the tunnel. This has caused the ingress of water and soil into the tunnel that impacts Gautrain’s ability to operate the system between these two stations.
This activity was not approved in accordance with the requirements of the Gauteng Transport Infrastructure Act (GTIA).
To mitigate passenger inconvenience, a bus service will operate at fifteen (15) minute intervals between the two stations from 05h30 to 20h00 as a contingency measure.
The agency further indicated it will continue with investigations to identify the owners of the private property where the drilling is suspected to have occurred, as well as the remedial measures that will be implemented to enable the restoration of the full Gautrain services.
It further committed to keep customers updated as more information becomes available.
GMA has urged all stakeholders to follow due process when any land use changes or construction activities are planned in the vicinity of transport infrastructure in Gauteng. This to ensure that such occurrences are prevented in the future.