CENTURY CITY STATION A 'FORGOTTEN DREAM'

Residents frustrated over 'broken promises'

- GENEVIEVE SERRA

FIFTEEN years after the 2010 Fifa World Cup, residents say the would-be “world-class” Century City station is a far cry from its vision as a major park-and-ride hub - it is a forgotten dream, overtaken by crime.

Launched in collaboration with the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa), Transnet and the City of Cape Town, the station was even rocked by the murder of six women in 2014, believed to have been attacked while crossing the undeveloped Transnet land that separates the station from the residential area.

The Kensington Factreton Residents and Ratepayers Residents Association (Kenfac) say the promise to complete the station has not materialised and the area is also plagued by massive potholes and damaged infrastructure.

They said despite numerous engagements with stakeholders such as Prasa, Transnet Properties, and law enforcement, promises have been unfulfilled, and no meaningful improvements have occurred.

They added that the “nation’s 2010 dream” has become a community nightmare.