Mpumalanga Rail Freight Annual Tonnage by Area and Commodity - 2008

Table 1a

Mpumalanga Rail Freight Annual Tonnage by Area and Commodity - 2008

Pretoria – Balmoral - Witbank - Komatipoort Main line (the Maputo Corridor) and associated branches
Coastal Direction (Down)
Notes in respect of table contents: The railway traffic information that appears in this table detailscommodities that move over this route (the Maputo Corridor) or part of it. This includes high volumes of traffic between Phalaborwa (in Limpopo Province) and Richards Bay, running between Kaapmuiden and Komatipoort over a portion of the route and then through Swaziland. Such traffic also moves to Maputo while a small volume of import traffic moves from Maputo via Kaapmuiden to Beit Bridge and countries to the north.
Significant volumes of traffic are generated by various branch lines including the Steelpoort and Roossenekal lines. Some of this traffic is directed to Clewer, Middelburg and Witbank within Mpumalanga itself. Other traffic moves over the Richards Bay Coal line from Wonderfontein and Ogies, or the Witbank – Welgedag line into Gauteng and beyond to Durban and other points inland. For practical purposes, the short Hawerklip branch, which was constructed to exploit coal traffic, is considered to be part of the main line. Traffic from the Lothair branch (between Machadodorp and Ermelo) flows into the Richards Bay Coal Line and the Maputo Corridor and traffic details are included in both main line sections. Traffic originating on branch or other feeder lines is detailed as being forwarded (FWD) in the main line figures, although it is transit (bridge) traffic as it does not originate on the main line itself It is denoted with brackets but is also credited to the specific branch line. For the purpose of this study, “Bridge” traffic is that which is generated in one province and which transits Mpumalanga to another province.
Traffic generated in the North West Province flows into the route via Pyramid South in Gauteng to Balmoral and on to Richards Bay or Maputo.Other traffic from various provinces flows into Mpumalanga via Eloff over the section between Welgedag (in Gauteng) and Witbank.Significant tonnages of petroleum products (liquid fuel) flow from the coast and synfuel plants to a number of destinations in the province
This table details traffic forwarded from or received at specific stations within the province. Intrastate traffic is that which has been forwarded from one station in the province and received at another station in the province. Bridge traffic (also known as Transit traffic) is that which is generated on one province and which passes through Mpumalanga to another province.
Transnet Freight Rail have recently changed Commodity descriptions and groupings. For example, Rock Phosphate is now described under the heading of “Mining of Chemical and Fertilizer Minerals: while “Wood and Wood Products” now cover Pulpwood, Sawn Timber, and Wood Chips.” This makes it difficult in some cases to make comparisons with earlier statistical data. Another heading is “Not Listed as a Commodity.” It appears that this is for commodities which the TFR statisticians have not identified in their data collection exercises.
Commodity / Fwd / Received / Intrastate / Bridge / Total / Details
Tons / Tons / Tons / Tons / Tons / Origins & Destinations
AGRICULTURE
4: CITRUS
1 456 / 1 456 / Karino via Komatipoort to Mozambique
8 932 / 8 932 / Hoedspruit via Komatipoort to Mozambique
5 365 / 5 365 / Letsitele via Komatipoort to Mozambique
813 / 813 / Orangedene via Komatipoort to Mozambique
Total / 1 456 / 0 / 0 / 15 110 / 16 566
Total from stations on line / 1 456 / 0 / 0 / 1 456
9: MAIZE
1 143 / 1 143 / Buckingham via Welgrdag to Mozambique
2 024 / 2 024 / Frankfort via Welgedag to Nelspruit
2 083 / 2 083 / Villiers via Welgedag to Nelspruit
2 114 / 2 114 / Windfileld via Welgedag to Nelspruit
(1 011) / 1 011 / Hawerklip via Witbank to Komatipoort
(440) / 440 / Kendal via Witbank to Mozambique
(1 056) / 1 056 / Lothair via Machadodorp to Nelspruit
(2 376) / 2 376 / Lothair via Mahadodorp to Mozambique
(5 364) / 5 364 / Middelburg via Komatipoort to Mozambique
2 200 / 2 200 / Middelburg to Nelspruit
(396) / 396 / Mirage (FS) via Welgedag to Lydenburg
120 / 120 / Mirage via Welgedag to Mozambique
44 / 44 / Nelspruit via Komatipoort to Mozambique
528 / 528 / Nelspruit to Pan
(748) / 748 / Ogies via Komatipoort to Mozambique
260 / 260 / Oopaslaagte via Welgedag to Mozambique
1 100 / 1 100 / Overvaal via Ermelo to Mozambique
18 933 / 18 933 / Pan via Komatipoort to Mozambique
18 392 / 18 392 / Pan to Nelspruit
2 596 / 2 596 / Pan to Nywerheid
(6 468) / 6 468 / Pullenshope via Komatipoort to Mozambiq.
(880) / 880 / Melliodora (NWP) via Welgedag to Lydenburg
528 / 528 / Oberholzer via Welgedag to Mozambique
1 452 / 1 452 / Raathsvlei via Welgedag to Mozambique
(792) / 792 / Werda via Welgedag to Lydenburg
16 176 / 16 176 / Wonderfontein to Mozambique
Total / 55356 / 8 289 / 22 176 / 3 503 / 89 324
Total from stations on line / 39 205 / 6 221 / 21 120 / 66 546
Commodity Sector Total / 56 812 / 8 289 / 22 176 / 18 613 / 105 890
MINING
18: COAL (Domestic)
(63 954) / 63 954 / MLS Eikeboom from Pullenshope to Phalaborwa
(272 240) / 272 240 / MLS Greenside from Blackhillvia Witbank to Clewer
(250 442) / 250 442 / MLS Greenside via Balmoral to Pyramid South
(6 985) / 6 985 / MLS Tsl.-Spitskop via Machadodorp to Ngodwana
(1 098) / 1 098 / MLS Tweefontein from Minnaar to Ngodwana
30 749 / 30 749 / MLS Vaalkrans at Hlobane to Clewer via Ogies
19 755 / 19 755 / Bijlkor via Welgedag to Middelburg
19 533 / 19 533 / Bijlkor via Welgedag to Lydenburg
12 388 / 12 388 / Clewer via Welgedag to Hammarsdale
49 215 / 49 215 / Clewer via Witbank to Ngodwana
35 226 / 35 226 / Newcastle via Balfour North to Fairview
27 020 / 27 020 / Newcastle via Balfour North to Lydenburg
430 189 / 430 189 / Belfast to Ngodwana
35 906 / 35 906 / Belfast via Nelspruit to Impala
(2 948) / 2 948 / Voedpad to Ngodwana
Total / 375 999 / 132 283 / 749 366 / 0 / 1 257 648
Total to and from sta. on line / 61 603 / 132 283 / 466 095 / 0 / 659 981
67: COAL (Export)
(6 020) / 6 020 / Hawerklip via Witbank to Mozambique
(166 513) / 166 513 / Kendal via Witbank to Mozambique
4 558 122 / 4 558 122 / Middelburg via Wonderfontein to Richards Bay
(15 679) / 15 679 / New Clydesdale from Broodsnyerplaas to Mozambique
(52 655) / 52 655 / MLS Northern Coal from Witrand to Mozambique
80 724 / 80 724 / MLS Oosbank via Komatipoort to Mozambique
(59 941) / 59 941 / Pullenshope via Komatipoort to Mozambique
485 448 / 485 448 / Uitkyk via Witbank to Mozambique
(79 530) / 79 530 / Carolina via Machadodorp to Mozambique
35 934 / 35 934 / MLS Inyanda from Blasckhill to Mozambique
(53 614) / 53 614 / MLS Leeuwpan from Delmas to Mozambique
(24 937) / 24 937 / MLS Woestalleen fromPullenshope to Mozambique
(79 670) / 79 670 / MLS Tweefontein fromMinnaar to Mozambique
Total / 5 698 787 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5698 787
Total from stations on line / 5 160 228 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 160 228
21: MAGNETITE
833 090 / 833 090 / Phalaborwa via Komatipoort to Mozambique
932 959 / 932 959 / Phalaborwa via Komatipoort to Richards Bay
Total / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 766 049 / 1 766 049
22: CHROME
18 013 / 18 013 / Fairview via Machadodorp to Richards Bay
1 944 / 1 944 / Middelburg via Commondale to Richards Bay*
* Route not Route not certain, via Wonderfontein
(19 819) / 19 819 / Rustenburg via Balmoral to Lydenburg
67 728 / 67 728 / Rustenburg via Balmoral to Witbank
(13 916) / 13 916 / Steelpoort via Komatipoort to Mozambique
29 038 / 29 038 / Turfgrond via Balmoral to Witbank
(36 122) / 36 122 / Goedgeluk via Komatipoort to Mozambique
1 872 / 1 872 / Rustenburg via Balmoral to Fairview
Total / 69 995 / 117 827 / 0 / 0 / 187 822
Total from or to stations on line / 19 957 / 98 638 / 0 / 0 / 118 595
23: COPPER
4 284 / 4 284 / Beitbridge via Komatipoort to Mozambique
41 772 / 41 772 / Phalaborwa via Komatipoort to Richards Bay
70 212 / 70 212 / Zambia via Komatipoort to Richard Bay
Total / 0 / 0 / 0 / 116 268 / 116 268
24: MANGANESE
Total / 0 / 87 258 / 0 / 0 / 87 258 / Hotazel via Eloff to Nelspruit
28: STONE, QUARRIED, GRANITE
Total / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18 440 / 18 440 / Zimbabwe via Komatipoort to Richards Bay
29: STONE: Clay and sandpits
Total / 282 828 / 282 828 / Verwoerdburg via Welgedag to Clewer
30: STONE, OTHER
Total / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 744 / 4 744 / Phalaborwa via Komatipoort to Mozambique
40 541 / 40 541 / Delmas to Middelburg
31: MINING OF CHEMICAL & FERTILISER MINERALS
1 860 071 / 1 860 071 / Phalaborwa via Komatipoort to Richards Bay
20 680 / 20 680 / Trichardt via Kaapmuiden to Phalaborwa
Total / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 880 751 / 1 880 751
32: OTHER NON-METALLIC MIN.
125 584 / 125 584 / Phalaborwa via Komatipoort to Richards Bay
350 / 350 / Kings Rest via Balfour North to Phalaborwa
16 550 / 16 550 / Mozambique to Kaapmuiden to DRC
Total / 0 / 0 / 0 / 142 484 / 142 484
33: OTHER MINING / 46 374 / 46 374 / Clewer via Welgedag to City Deep
Commodity Sector Total / 6 191 155 / 620 196 / 789 907 / 3 928 736 / 11 529 994
MANUFACTURING
34: FOOD AND FOOD PROCESSING
Total / 0 / 164 / 0 / 0 / 164 / Jaagbaan via Balfour North to Impala
35: BEVERAGES
Total / 0 / 60 890 / 0 / 0 / 60 890 / Rosslyn via Balmoral to Nelspruit
37: TEXTILES
Total / 0 / 0 / 0 / 40 / 40 / Phalaborwa via Komatipoort to Richards Bay
38: WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS
2 503 / 2 503 / Hazyview via Komatipoort to Richards Bay
1 971 / 1 971 / Panbult via Ermelo to Ngodwana
(50 826) / 50 826 / Louws Creek via Komatipoort to Richards Bay
(72 355) / 72 355 / Barberton via Komatipoort to Richards Bay
(55 243) / 55 243 / Witrivier via Komatipoort to Richards Bay
(170) / 170 / Santa via Belfast to Richards Bay
105 / 105 / Ngodwana via Kaapmuiden to Barberton
45 / 45 / Ngodwana via Kaapmuiden to Hazyview
105 / 105 / Ngodwana via Nelspruit to Hectorspruit
(4 741) / 4 741 / Revolver Creek via Komatipoort to Rich.Bay
12 905 / 12 905 / Wildrand via Machadodorp to Ngodwana
Total / 185 838 / 0 / 14 981 / 150 / 200 969
Total from or to stations on line / 2 503 / 0 / 1 971 / 150 / 4 624
40: PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS
1 733 / 1 733 / Maydon Wharf via Balfour North to Ngodwana
2 935 / 2 935 / Ngodwana via Komatipoort to Mandini
Total / 2 935 / 1 733 / 0 / 0 / 4 668
42: INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS
898 / 898 / Phalaborwa via Kaapmuiden to Magnesite
6 727 / 6 727 / Phalaborwa via Komatipoort to Empangeni
(972) / 972 / Sasolburg via Leslie to Trichardt
2 208 / 2 208 / Maydon Wharf via Balfour North to Phalaborwa
8132 / 8132 / Umbogintwini via Balfour North to Nelspruit
Total / 0 / 10 002 / 0 / 8 935 / 18 937
Total from or to stations on line / 0 / 9030 / 0 / 8935 / 17 965
43: INDUSTRIAL FERTILISERS
Total / 0 / 0 / (205) / 0 / 205 / Trichardt via Witbank to Derwent
45: PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
244 147 / 244 147 / Island View via Balfour North to Nelspruit
(145 278) / 145 278 / Island View via Balfour North to Rocky Drift
(39) / 39 / Fynnland via Welgedag to Lydenburg
98 954 / 98 954 / Mereank via Welgedag to Nelspruit
305 / 305 / Merebank via Welgedag to Witbank
2 023 / 2 023 / Sasolburg via Welgedag to Komatipoort
(6 298) / 6 298 / Sasolburg via Welgedag to Lydenburg
2 132 / 2 132 / Sasolburg via Welgedag to Nelspruit
(14 033) / 14 033 / Sasolburg via Welgedag to Ohrigstad
1 352 / 1 352 / Sasolburg via Welgedag to Phalaborwa
1 115 / 1 115 / Sasolburg via Welgedag to Witbank
(193) / 193 / Fynnland via Welgedag to Nelspruit
(863) / 863 / Merebank via Welgedag to Rocky Drift
(701) / 701 / Trichardt via Davel to Nelspruit
(211) / 211 / Trichardt via Davel to Rocky Drift
4 758 / 4 758 / Witbank to Ohrigstad
Total / 0 / 515 380 / 5 670 / 1 247 / 522 402
Total to stations on line / 0 / 348 676 / 4 758 / 0 / 353 434
48: NON METALIC MINING PRODUCTS
360 / 360 / Kaapmuiden to Impala
837 / 837 / Kaapmuiden to Komatipoort
(335) / 335 / Orighstad via Belfast to Nelspruit
(420) / 420 / Perdekop via Balfour North to Komatipoort
(30) / 30 / Rustenburg via Balmoral to Lydenburg
150 / 150 / Rustenburg via Balmoral to Witbank
390 / 390 / Salkor vis Welgedag to Witbank
29 350 / 29 350 / Silver Streams via Welgedag to Middelburg
45 825 / 45 825 / Lime Acres via Welgedag to Middelburg
675 / 675 / Goedgeluk via Kaapmuiden to Acornhoek
88 / 88 / Goedgeluk via Nelspruit to Graskop
900 / 900 / Goedgeluk via Nelspruit to Impala
21 250 / 21 250 / Goedgeluk to Komatipoort
176 / 176 / Goedgeluk to Malelane
36 122 / 36 122 / Goedgeluk via Komatipoort to Mozambique
450 / 450 / Goedgeluk via Nelspruit to Rockdale
1 960 / 1 960 / Goedgeluk via Komatipoort to Swaziland
540 / 540 / Goedgeluk via Nelspruit to Tenbosch
450 / 450 / Goedgeluk to Waterval Boven
120 / 120 / Hoedspruit via Komatipoort to Swaziland
30 / 30 / Kaapmuiden via Nelspruit to Rockvale
335 / 335 / Nelspruit to Citrus
120 / 120 / Nelspruit to Impala
120 / 120 / Nelspruit to Kaapmuiden
335 / 335 / Nelspruit to Komatipoort
510 / 510 / Phalaborwa via Kaapmuiden to Hluhluwe
335 / 335 / Phalaborwa via Kaapmuiden to Komatipoort
Total / 38 757 / 76 080 / 26 746 / 630 / 142 213 / 97398
Total from stations on line / 38 757 / 76 050 / 25 991 / 0 / 140 798
50: CEMENT
17 936 / 17 936 / Middelwit via Balmoral to Mozambique
3 529 / 3 529 / Newcastle via Balfour North to Mozambique
72 483 / 72 483 / Anglo Alpha via Welgedag, Komatipoort to Swaziland
Total / 0 / 0 / 0 / 93 948 / 93 948
51: FERROCHROME
(91 132) / 91 132 / Lydenburg via Komatipoort to Mozambique
(51 669) / 51 669 / Lydenburg via Commondale to Richards Bay
(3 120) / 3 120 / Steelpoort to Komatipoort and Mozambique
Total / 145 921 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 145 921
Total from stations on line / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
53: OTHER IRON AND STEEL BASIC INDUSTRIES
47 243 / 47 243 / Clewer via Witbank, Welgedag to Maydon Wharf
21 553 / 21 553 / Clewer via Welgedag to Isipingo
21 096 / 21 096 / Clewer bia Welgedag to Kutalo
181 143 / 181 143 / Phalaborwa via Komatipoort to Richards Bay
2 625 / 2 625 / Middelburg via Komatipoort to Mozambique
37 084 / 37 084 / Middelburg via Commondale to Richards Bay*
* Route not certain, via Wonderfontein?
- / - / - / - / -
2 929 / 2 929 / Newcastle via Balfour North to Mozambique
234 / 234 / Richards Bay via Witbank to Middelburg
Total / 129 601 / 234 / 0 / 184 072 / 313 907
Total from stations on line / 129 601 / 234 / 0 / 0 / 129 835
55: METAL PRODUCTS
Total / 0 / 0 / 40 / 0 / 40 / Middleburg to Belfast
60: TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
Total / 0 / 0 / (168) / 0 / 168 / Ohrigstad via Belfast to Nelspruit
61: OTHER MANUFACTURING (Break Bulk)
5 483 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 483 / Ngodwana via Komatipoort to Mandini
12 199 / 12 199 / New Brighton via Welgedag to Midderlburg
Total / 5 483 / 12 199 / 0 / 0 / 17 682
Commodity Sector Total / 508 535 / 676 682 / 37 810 / 289 087 / 1 512 114
CONTAINER TRANSPORT
66: CONTAINER TONS
445 / 445 / Kaserne via Eloff to Impala
614 / 614 / Kaserne via Eloff to Nelspruit
32 / 32 / Kaserne via Eloff to Phalaborwa
52 915 / 52 915 / Kings Rest via Balfour North to Middwlburg
219 / 219 / Kings Rest via Balfour North to Nelspruit
2 276 / 2 276 / Maydon Wharf via Balfour North to Middelburg
2 687 / 2 687 / Middelburg via Komatipoort to Mozambique
1 461 / 1 461 / Nelspruit to Mozambique
Total / 4 148 / 56 282 / 0 / 32 / 60 462
SUMMARY
Commodity Sector Details
Agriculture / 56 812 / 8 289 / 22 176 / 18 613 / 105 890
Mining / 6 191 155 / 620 196 / 789 907 / 3 928 736 / 11 529 994
Manufacturing / 508 535 / 676 682 / 37 810 / 289 087 / 1 512 114
Container Traffic / 4 148 / 56 282 / 0 / 32 / 60 462
Total / 6 760 650 / 1 361 449 / 849 893 / 4 236 468 / 13 208 640
Through Traffic over Maputo Corridor on Pretoria – Witbank - Komatipoort Section
Coastal
Direction / Inland Direction / Both Directions
Total traffic over all or portions of the route / 13 208 640 / 11 433 627 / 24 642 267
Traffic generated from stations on route / 5 658 171 / 10 288 627 / 15 946 798
Traffic received at stations on route / 1 361 449 / 362 987 / 1 724 436
Transit traffic from and to domestic destinations / 4 236 468 / 782 013 / 5 018 481
Selected Important Commodities on the route: Coastal Section / Section of Line
31. Chemical & Fertiliser Minerals: Phalaborwa – Richards Bay / 1 860 071 / Kaapmuiden to Komatipoort
21. Magnetite: Phalaborwa to Richards Bay and Maputo / 1 766 049 / Kaammuiden to Komatipoort
51. Ferrochrome: Steelpoort and Lydenburg to Richards Bay / 410 451 / Belfast to Komatipoort

Table 1a: Pretoria – Komatipoort Main Line (Maputo Corridor) Coastal Direction, 2011-02-14 for Safiri by AA Jorgensen from TFR information

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