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Kenya: Need to Travel Between Mombasa/Nairobi in a Hurry? Try The Train...
Nation, 22 May 2017
A passenger train scheduled to operate on the standard gauge railway has the capacity to ferry 1,200 passengers per trip, the Kenya Railways has said. Read more »
New Nairobi-Mombasa Railway Line 'Faster Than Going By Road'
The standard gauge railway service that President Uhuru Kenyatta is to launch at the end of May has the capacity to carry 1,200 passengers per trip, Kenya Railways says. Managing Director Atanas Maina says initially only one train daily will operate between Mombasa and Nairobi.
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Kenya: Standard Gauge Railway Launch Set for May 31
Capital FM, 21 May 2017
President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line on May 31 in a ceremony to be attended by senior officials from the Chinese… Read more »
InFocus
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Kenya is seeking an additional Chinese loan to extend the standard gauge railway from Naivasha to Kisumu, pushing the total cost of President Uhuru Kenyatta's pet project to ... Read more »
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The operator of Kenya's new standard gauge railway is "full steam ahead" for the June 1 launch. The diesel-powered locomotives will be faster than the rickety colonial-era relic ... Read more »
