南非理查兹湾(Richards Bay)和萨尔达赫湾(Saldanha Bay)的港口和铁路专用线投入运营使南非铁路进入一个办理大宗散装货物(矿石和煤)的新时期。出口枢纽站、理查兹湾办理煤炭出口设备和萨尔达赫湾办理铁矿石出口设备每年各能承担2,200万吨以上的运输量。南非铁路的另一个重要进展是三年内在伊丽莎白港(Port Elizabeth)、桌湾(Table Bay)港和德班港(Durban Harbaurs)实现了使用集装 South Africa’s rail and rail lines have been put into operation in Richards Bay and Saldanha Bay in South Africa to enter a new era for bulk bulk cargoes (ores and coal). Export hubs, Richards Bay for coal export facilities and the Saldach Bay for iron ore export facilities each year can handle more than 22 million tons of traffic. Another major advance for South Africa’s railways is the use of containers in three years at Port Elizabeth, Table Bay and Durban Harbaurs