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Uganda: RVR Boosts Cargo Capacity
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New Vision (Kampala)
27 March 2008
Posted to the web 28 March 2008
Peter Kaujju
Kampala
RIFT Valley Railways (RVR), the managers of the Kenya-Uganda railways, has more doubled its capacity for transit goods crossing into Uganda.
Roy Puffett, the managing director, explained that the development was part of the company's turnaround solution for the Kenya-Uganda railways.
"RVR has been working round the clock to ensure that all transit cargo to Uganda is speedily hauled across the country and we are happy that the Uganda Revenue Authority is responding positively to our increased efficiency," Puffett said.
In the past three weeks, Puffett disclosed, more than 60 trains had passed through the Malaba border town to Uganda, representing a 200% comparative growth.
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RVR is operating a double schedule train service from Mombasa to Uganda on a daily basis.
However, Puffett said plans to increase the frequency to four, were underway.
He said the move was part of the efforts to decongest the port of Mombasa.
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