SGR launches night passenger train service

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Railways is set to operate a third pair of passenger trains on its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) service operating in the night effective Monday ...

kenya railways , Philip Mainga , SGR

SGR passenger train service from Nairobi to Mombasa fully booked

By Faizal Ahmed,

The Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) passenger train service from Nairobi to Mombasa is fully booked until December 27, 2020 as travelers flock the coasta...

festive season , Madaraka Express train , SGR

Travellers aboard Madaraka Express train stuck for 1 hour in Voi after tremors hit region

By Citizen Reporter,

Passengers using the Madaraka Express train service were on Wednesday stuck for an hour at the Ndii area in Voi. This is after a series of earth tr...

Madaraka Express

Nairobi-Mombasa SGR passenger services to resume on Monday

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has announced that the Madaraka Express passenger service will resume on Monday, July 13 following the lift...

Mombasa , Nairobi , SGR

SGR project a success, President Kenyatta says

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday launched freight service on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Nairobi to Naivasha. The new service now exte...

Madaraka Express , Naivasha Inland Container Depot , SGR

SGR: Kenya Railways announces additional passenger coaches

By Karanja Morgan,

Kenya Railways Corporation on Thursday announced plans of adding five passenger coaches to help meet the rising demand for the Madaraka Express. In...

Kenya Railways Corporation , Madaraka Express , Standard Gauge Railway

Legacy of lunacy haunts old Kenya railway. Will China’s Ksh.364B line be different?

By CNN,

In 1903, British colonial administrator Sir Charles Norton Edgecumbe Eliot made a bold statement: "It is not uncommon for a country to create a rai...

SGR

State of the Nation Address: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s full speech

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thurday said the State of the Nation is "strong, vibrant and beaming with promise." Here is his full speech during this...

State of the nation address

Kenya Railways adds 5 coaches to meet weekend demand

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya Railways has announced plans to add five new coaches on weekend Madaraka Express trains to meet growing demand by commuters between Nairobi and ...

Atanas Maina , cargo , Coaches , inter county , kenya railways , Madaraka Express , passengers , SGR , train , transport

SGR rakes in Ksh.1B in first year of service

By Patrick Igunza,

It has been one year since Kenya launched its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) services dubbed the Madaraka Express. The passenger service seems to hav...

Kenya Railways Managing Director Atanas Maina , KPA , Mombasa , Nairobi , SGR , Standard Gauge Railway

Madaraka Express economy fare set at Sh1,000

By Citizen,

Kenyans will pay Sh300 more to use the Madaraka Express service between Nairobi and Mombasa. This will see passengers on the economy class pay Sh1,...

Atanas Maina , fare , kenya railways , Madaraka Express , sustainable , ticket pricing , train , transport

SGR train fare to increase from April 1st

By Michael Karanja,

Kenyans will pay Ksh.300 more to use the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) passenger service between Nairobi and Mombasa. This will see passengers on th...

kenya railways , Madaraka , Madaraka Express , Nairobi-Mombasa

Madaraka Express to make stops at Voi, Mtito Andei from Aug 1

By Mumbi Warui,

Kenya railways is set to introduce additional trains on the Madaraka Express train services, enabling make stops along the Mombasa Nairobi line. Th...

Madaraka Express , Mtito Andei , Railway Line , SGR , ticketing , train , transport , voi

Uhuru launches Madaraka Express SGR amid death warning to vandals

By Brian Okoth,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday, May 31, launched the much-awaited Standard Gauge Railway commuter train, which has been christened Madaraka Exp...

LIVE BLOG: Uhuru launches Madaraka Express commuter train

By George Aoko,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has on Wednesday officially inaugurated Kenya's largest infrastructure project, the Sh372 billion standard gauge railway line...

Madaraka Express , SGR , Standard Gauge Railway