Transnet has confirmed the establishment of an interim rail Infrastructure Manager, which will oversee the initial process of ensuring that the rail network is opened to private train operating companies (TOCs) from April 2024.

The network has hitherto been monopolised by State-owned Transnet Freight Rail, which is in the process of being vertically separated into the Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) and the Transnet Freight Rail Operating Company (TFROC).