Friends of the Rail Forum

Kenya Railways Corporation has announced that passengers can now travel at night to and from Kisumu... Passengers booking from Nairobi will depart at 6.30 pm and arrive at 6.30 am. On the other hand, passengers in Kisumu can board the train at 6.30 pm and arrive in Nairobi twelve hours later. The services will be offered every Friday and Sunday...

Kenya Railways Corporation will from Friday introduce a night train as it seeks to ease travel between Nairobi and Kisumu. The trains, which will depart every Friday and Sunday from either side at 6.30pm, will arrive at their destinations at 6.30am. The move is expected to make the 12-hour journey with 18 stopovers more comfortable on the 216km meter gauge railway...