Autopax

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Autopax
IndustryIntercity bus service
PredecessorsSouth African Road Transport Services
Passenger Services Division of Autonet, a division of Transnet
Founded1990's
Headquarters
South Africa
Areas served
South Africa
Southern Africa
Key people
Nathi Khena CEO
ProductsTranslux
City-to-City
Number of employees
1,629 (2016)
Parent Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
Website Autopax

Autopax is a holding company of two South African intercity bus services and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa). Its mandate is to provide long distance inter-city and charter services as well bus services crossing borders in Southern Africa via the use of luxury, semi-luxury and intercity coaches.

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Background

Autopax Passenger Services (SOC) Ltd has its origins in the old state organization called the South African Road Transport Services that offered two services that at the time that were called, Translux and Transtate. [1] In the 1990s, it became part of Autonet, a division of Transnet. [1] Autonet would later be corporatised and is now called Autopax Passenger Services (Pty) Ltd and became part of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa when that organization was formed in March 2009. [1] [2] :9

Services

Autopax offers two styles of bus services and charter service: [3]

TransLux

City-to-City

Autopax Charters

Other services of by Autopax are emergency bus services for rail emergencies in PRASA Rails business. [2] :40 It also offers commuter bus service in Gauteng for the provinces Department of Transport since July 2015, with the contract extended until March 2017. [2] :31

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Autopax Profile". 5 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Be Moved 2015/2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (published 31 March 2016). 5 March 2017.
  3. "Who is Autopax". 5 March 2017.