SGR train suspends operations on Election Day

NAIROBI, KENYA: There will be no Standard Gauge Railway train on Tuesday due to election slated for August 8, Kenya Railways has said.

The operations will however resume on Wednesday 9.

“We would like to notify our esteemed customers that normal operations of the Madaraka Express will be suspended on 8, August 2017, due to the election break,” reads KR.

Kenya Railways has been operating direct trips between Mombasa and Nairobi since the SGR was commissioned last month.

The firm has now introduced additional stops in Voi and Mtito Andei.

First class fares from Mombasa to Voi are Sh880 while economy class costs Sh210.