# Gibela opens train manufacturing plant in Ekurhuleni, South Africa

Gibela, the Alstom-led joint venture, officially opened its 53,000 m² train manufacturing plant in Ekurhuleni, South Africa. Built at a cost of R1 billion, the plant will produce 580 modern commuter trains for South Africa, with peak production of 62 trains per year.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-10-25
- Where: Ekurhuleni, South Africa
- Value: $70.0M (1.00B ZAR)
- Starts operating: 25 Oct 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 62 trains per year at peak
- Products: commuter trains

## Companies

- [Gibela](https://endata.com/companies/19177.md)
- [Alstom](https://endata.com/companies/3570.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [gibela-rail.com](https://www.gibela-rail.com/news/2018/a-mega-footprint-on-south-africas-rail-industrialisation), 2018-10-25: "The plant provides South Africa with its own capacity to manufacture modern trains."

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