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Kenya Railways to hike SGR train fare in April

Madaraka Express Inter-County Service train leave after its flagged off by Transport CS James Macharia at SGR Nairobi Terminus on Wednesday 01/11/17[Boniface Okendo,Standard]

Kenyans will pay more to travel between Nairobi and Mombasa using the Standard Gauge Railway train as the government plans to almost double fares.

Kenya Railways said yesterday that it plans to increase the amount that passengers pay when travelling using the SGR passenger service dubbed Madaraka Express to make it sustainable.

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