Passengers using Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway trains will from this month not be allowed to pay cash to travel. The Kenya Railways Service over the weekend announced that they will be operating cashless payments only. "As from August 1, the acceptable payment mode for your Madaraka Express train ticket will be debit/credit card and Mpesa," reads the notice. However, this does not affect most of the commuters who use the SGR mode of transport as most bookings are done online. Since its launch in 2017, SGR has been using a payment system that involves mobile money and cash...
Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway goes cashless
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Payment for Kenya's modern train passenger service goes cashless
Passengers using Kenya's standard gauge railway (SGR) trains will... pay for the service using cashless means only, Kenya Railways said... The Chinese-built railway that has been in operation since 2017 has been using a hybrid payment system that involves cash, mobile money, and plastic money. "As from August 1, the acceptable payment mode for your Madaraka Express train ticket will be debit/credit card and Mpesa," said the corporation. Since most of the tickets are bought online, the switch to exclusive cashless payments would not inconvenience travelers...