Kenya Railways introduces Sh100 Rongai- Nairobi SGR train

The Kenya Railways on Tuesday announced that the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Phase 2A will be operational from October 17, 2019, and had some good news for Ngong and Rongai residents.

Starting Thursday, there will be a train from Ngong to Nairobi and passengers in Economy Class will pay Sh100 while their counterparts in First Class will pay Sh200.

According to the schedule seen by Ureport, the departure time from Ngong will be 5.40am and arrival at Rongai will be 5.53am.

Was this thought through? Who is it targeting? Nairobi SGR terminal is in Syokimau so it's basically moving Rongai/Ngong folks to Syokimau - then what? Jioni the Rongai fellow takes a ma3 from town to Syokimau to board the 6:30pm train home? #somehumansarelimited— WPK (@WPK11) October 16, 2019

Question is: Will it end in Nairobi Central station at CBD or Nairobi terminus in Syokimau? Clarification please

— Tommy kibet (@Tommykibet) October 15, 2019

Please explain the Interlink part of this schedule. How does it work?

— Lucy Kairu (@mobi_kairu) October 16, 2019

Where is the Nairobi terminus? Syokimau?— M'Itiri Kim (@dhikims) October 15, 2019

That's a really complicated schedule ....

— Godfrey Kimega (@gkimega) October 15, 2019