THE railway link between South Africa and Zimbabwe is to be reopened this week after flood-damage forced its closure five weeks ago, Spoornet said on Monday. Spokesman Mike Asefovitz a railway bridge and 14km of track washed away in the February floods has been replaced, and trains would resume running on Thursday. The line was the last of 12 routes to be reopened after flood disruptions. The total repair bill amounted to more than R70-million.