Real-time reports
Instant updates from commuters at stations along your route. See delays, cancellations, crowding, and service disruptions as they happen.
§ 03 / 2025 · Real-time · Transit · Cape Town
Commute Check
Real-time, crowdsourced updates from commuters at every stop between Cape Town and Fish Hoek. Delays, cancellations, crowding, and schedules before you leave the house.
19 stations covered
Offline schedules
Free
Community powered
Coverage19 Southern Line stations
Timetablesweekday, Saturday, Sunday
Signal0 required for schedules
Routessaved commutes
§ 02 — Product
Know before you go.
Commute Check answers a very Cape Town question: is the train actually running? It brings station-level schedules and commuter reports into one fast, low-friction interface.
No corporate feed, no delayed announcement, no login wall. The product covers the Southern Line from Cape Town to Fish Hoek, with saved commutes, offline timetables, status chips, and a live reporting flow designed for two-tap updates from the platform.
§ 03 — The Southern Line
From Cape Town to Fish Hoek.
Cape Town · Northern terminus
Fish Hoek · Southern terminus
CPTCape Town
WOOWoodstock
SALSalt River
OBSObservatory
MWBMowbray
RBYRosebank
RDBRondebosch
NLDNewlands
CLNClaremont
HVNHarfield
KFLKenilworth
WYNWynberg
WITWittebome
PLMPlumstead
DDLDiep River
HTLHeathfield
RTBRetreat
STRSteenberg
FHKFish Hoek
On time
Delayed · Rondebosch
Tap a stop in the app for platforms, departures, and reports
§ 04 — Why it works
Built for commuters, by commuters.
Train schedules
Complete timetables for the Southern Line. Works offline so schedule information stays available without signal.
Save your commutes
Save regular routes for quick access and personalized updates for the stations that matter to you.
Community powered
Two taps to submit what you see from the platform and help the next commuter make a better call.
§ 05 — How it works
Three steps. No logins. No ads.
01Check before you leave
Open the app and see the live status of the Southern Line at a glance: all clear, delayed, or disrupted.
02Read the platform
Tap into a station for reports from people who are actually there: crowding, platform changes, holds, and delays.
03Report back
Share on time, delayed, or cancelled in two taps, with an optional note for everyone behind you.
§ 06 — Live community feed
Reports from the platform, not a press office.
Every report is timestamped and tied to a station, so riders know exactly where it is coming from.
Thandi B.Claremont · on time · 2 min
07:24 service just pulled in. Pretty full already but all moving.
Kevin N.Rondebosch · delayed · 5 min
12 min delay on the inbound. Signal issue reported at Mowbray.
Asha M.Kenilworth · on time · 11 min
CPT-2 platform. Southbound right on time.
Sipho J.Fish Hoek · on time · 18 min
Light crowds on the 06:58. Clean ride all the way to CPT.
§ 07 — Inside the app
Everything a commuter asks. Nothing they don't.
Line status, last report, and quick access to saved commutes.
Weekday, Saturday, and Sunday timetables cached offline.
Search, save, and drill in from Cape Town to Fish Hoek.
§ 08 — Download
Made for your next Monday morning.
Free. No ads. No tracking. Built for Cape Town commuters who need an answer before they start walking.