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SGR beats pandemic blues as old Metre Gauge railway roars back to life

A Standard Gauge Railway cargo train arrives at the Naivasha Inland Container Depot In Mai Mahiu, Nakuru County. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) service has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels.

Earnings from the haulage of cargo as well as the passenger service grew significantly last year to rival what Kenya Railways earned from the two services before the Covid-19 pandemic hit the transport and logistics sectors.

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