Friends of the Rail Forum

Kenya Railways has increased passenger capacity on the standard gauge railway (SGR) train between Nairobi and Mombasa to cater for the rising demand during the Christmas festive season. The company has increased coaches to 11 from eight for economy class passengers. First-class passengers will also get an additional unit from the two coaches in operations. The increased capacity from the extra coaches takes effect from December 9 to January 6, 2022...

Kenya Railways (KR) has added the number of coaches on the standard gauge railway passenger train as demand for the popular service doubles ahead of the holiday season. The KR said in a notice on Friday that the additional coaches would cater for the increased number of passengers during the festive season. “You talked to us, we listened. So we have added more coaches on the Madaraka Express passenger service to adequately cater for your travel needs effective December 9 to January 6, 2022,” said the KR...