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Imeanza safari kutoka Mombasa alfajiri na kufika Nairobi mchana huku ikiburuza mabehewa 52 yaliyosheheni mizigo.
Wadau tunakokwenda kunafaa, ikumbukwe sasa unaweza kukata tiketi ya SGR mwezi mmoja kabla.
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Kenya Railways has dispatched one freight train from Mombasa to Nairobi way before schedule.
The 52 wagon train is ferrying 20 containers of maize and 32 TBL containers left Port Reitz freight station at 5:45 am and arrived to the city this afternoon.
"The cargo will be offloaded at the Inland Container Depot for clearance and last mile transportation by the cargo owners."
Last month during the launch of Makadara express inter county train service, Transport CS James Macharia said the cost of moving a container from the Port of Mombasa to Nairobi will not only be cheaper, but it will now be done within 24 hours.
“To transport a 24-foot container on our roads is Sh85,000 but it will be Sh50,000 once freight services begin,” he said when he launched the inter-county train services.
The Mombasa Port’s total annual freight handling is expected to exceed 50 million tonnes by 2030, doubling from 24 million tonnes in 2015.
The port handled 11.4 per cent more cargo in the first quarter of this year, largely due to increased efficiency.
It handled 7.2 million tonnes of cargo between January and March against 6.5 million tonnes recorded in a similar period last year.
President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the modern Madaraka Express passenger train service in Mombasa.
Since independence, the country has been stuck with the old line, which has been inadequate and has resulted in pressure on the highway from Mombasa to Nairobi. This has caused delays and exorbitant costs of commuting and moving cargo.
The passenger train has reduced travel time between Mombasa and Nairobi to between four and five hours. It takes travellers an average of nine to 10 hours to travel by bus between the two cities.
First SGR freight train makes maiden trip
Wadau tunakokwenda kunafaa, ikumbukwe sasa unaweza kukata tiketi ya SGR mwezi mmoja kabla.
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Kenya Railways has dispatched one freight train from Mombasa to Nairobi way before schedule.
The 52 wagon train is ferrying 20 containers of maize and 32 TBL containers left Port Reitz freight station at 5:45 am and arrived to the city this afternoon.
"The cargo will be offloaded at the Inland Container Depot for clearance and last mile transportation by the cargo owners."
Last month during the launch of Makadara express inter county train service, Transport CS James Macharia said the cost of moving a container from the Port of Mombasa to Nairobi will not only be cheaper, but it will now be done within 24 hours.
“To transport a 24-foot container on our roads is Sh85,000 but it will be Sh50,000 once freight services begin,” he said when he launched the inter-county train services.
The Mombasa Port’s total annual freight handling is expected to exceed 50 million tonnes by 2030, doubling from 24 million tonnes in 2015.
The port handled 11.4 per cent more cargo in the first quarter of this year, largely due to increased efficiency.
It handled 7.2 million tonnes of cargo between January and March against 6.5 million tonnes recorded in a similar period last year.
President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the modern Madaraka Express passenger train service in Mombasa.
Since independence, the country has been stuck with the old line, which has been inadequate and has resulted in pressure on the highway from Mombasa to Nairobi. This has caused delays and exorbitant costs of commuting and moving cargo.
The passenger train has reduced travel time between Mombasa and Nairobi to between four and five hours. It takes travellers an average of nine to 10 hours to travel by bus between the two cities.
First SGR freight train makes maiden trip
