10 things you need to know about SGR train
President Uhuru Kenyatta will today launch the standard gauge railway train. Here is a list of 10 things you need to know about the passenger train:
- SGR train has been named Madaraka Express
- Train can transport at least 1,200 passengers one way
- Madaraka Express will offer intercity and county services
- Nine modern stations built between Nairobi and Mombasa
- Railway distance between Nairobi and Mombasa is 472 kilometres
- Train to travel at average speed of 120 kilometres per hour
- Passengers in economy class to initially pay Sh900 and those in business class to pay Sh3,000
- It will cost Sh50,000 to transport a 20-foot container from Mombasa to Nairobi
- Total cost of railway project is Sh327 billion
- Cargo train launched on May 30, while passenger train to be launched May 31.
Compiled by Beatrice Obwocha