The Eswatini Rail Link project will aid added capacity on general freight business, decongesting the Coal line and unlocking capacity on the eastern mainline and the North South Corridor.
This project has already created opportunities on both sides of the border. Approximately 1600 and 5000 jobs are projected in South Africa and Eswatini respectively during construction of the ESRL railway line, Business opportunities to the value of R0.894 billion in South African and E1.3 billion in Eswatini, are anticipated. Many more indirect job opportunities will be formed by the project.