Kenya Railways to launch passenger train service to Kisumu

[John Ashworth]

Kenya Railways to launch passenger train service to Kisumu

Passengers from Mombasa to Kisumu will next month start travelling day and night in a seamless train service that links the standard gauge railway (SGR) line to the refurbished meter gauge track. Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) managing director Philip Mainga said the move is meant to tap the increased demand due to passengers travelling to their rural homes next month ahead of December festivities. Mr Mainga, however, remained tight-lipped on the exact date the train would resume operations in December, only confirming that “all arrangements have been set in place”...