A train is seen at a train station in the Western Cape.

Metrorail in the Western Cape says upgrades to the northern and southern railway tracks have been completed.

Spokesperson, Zino Mihi, says sleeper rail anchors were placed along sections of the track between Kalk Bay and Fish Hoek on the Southern Line, and at Faure on the Northern Line, where upgrades were required due to wear and tear.

The regional technical team was led by Japanese International Corporation Agency (JICA) who are oversaw the installation of sleeper anchors to the rail network to prevent displacement of railway tracks. #RebuildingRail @PRASA_Group @MbalulaFikile @Dotransport @lwaphesheya_k pic.twitter.com/jE1kpLL4EH

— Metrorail W/Cape (@CapeTownTrains) September 22, 2022

Rail anchors are spring steel clips that attach to the underside of the rail baseplate and bear against the sides of the sleepers.

Mihi says the anchors increase the stability of the track.

She says with an estimated life span of 40 years, it will reduce maintenance costs significantly.