Treni za SGR kuongezwa maana wasafiri wamepitiliza

[MK254]

Shirika la reli linalosimamia usafiri wa mfumo mpya wa SGR linatazamia kuongeza treni baada ya wasafiri kuwa wengi hadi kupitikiza walizokua wametoa mwanzo. Ina maana kwamba Wakenya wamepokea huu mfumo kwa kuuchangamkia na inaashiria mafanikio makubwa. Hongera Kenya yetu.....

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Excited travellers have been boarding the recently-launched trains operating between Nairobi and Mombasa in hordes and, by Tuesday evening, the number had hit 7,000.

On Wednesday, Kenya Railways announced that a week after the service started, the demand for Madaraka Express was on an upward trajectory, so much so that “we are looking forward to scheduling additional trains”, according to managing director Atanas Maina.

“Over the last week, we have experienced a daily surge in passenger numbers,” said Mr Maina in a statement to newsrooms. “We are definitely off to a strong start.”

The 7,000 people transported on Madaraka Express in the 12 trips between last Thursday and Tuesday is equivalent to 162 bus trips.

Typical buses plying the route, such as Buscar and Modern Coast, carry 43 passengers at a time, according to information on their websites. The average fare for an ordinary seat is Sh1,150.

ECONOMY CLASS

That means that Sh8,050,000 that the bus companies would have collectively made during that time has rolled onto the standard gauge railway, where passengers on the economy class pay Sh700 a trip.

According to Kenya Railways spokesman Paul Barasa, the trains have been cruising between the two cities without making stops on the way.

READ: What it will cost you to ride SGR train

Those who would wish to alight in the in-between stations of Athi River, Emali, Kibwezi, Mtito Andei, Voi, Miasenyi and Mariakani, will have to wait until July.

The statement said that KR and the contractor working on the rail, China Road and Bridge Construction, have formed a team to ensure efficient services, including the inter-county train service, once it is launched.

BUY TICKETS ONLINE

The corporation announced that from Monday, travellers on Madaraka Express will be able to buy tickets online.

Part of the 7,000 travellers who have used the railway so far include foreign tourists visiting destinations at the Coast.

READ: President Uhuru Kenyatta joins hundreds in train ride

A British tourist, Garry Whittworth, said the new train service would not only benefit Kenyans but also foreign visitors due to its cost and time efficiency.

“I have visited Kenya many times travelling by road as well as by air to Mombasa ... I am thrilled by the new train service.

EXPRESSED DELIGHT

‘‘It is convenient and cheaper. It’s a major investment that Kenya made in infrastructure and I wanted to enjoy it,” said Mr Whittworth at the Nairobi terminus before boarding the train to Mombasa on Tuesday.

Ms Yvonne Menja, a Kenyan student at the University of Oklahoma, was with her visiting classmates and she, too, expressed her delight in the new service.

“It is a new sign of Kenya going forward. It is an efficient trip that saves time and money. Last time I was in Kenya, I travelled by a 12-seater van on the road to Mombasa for nine hours,” she said.
Why travellers scramble for Madaraka Express tickets

 

[Mwifwa]

Noted

 

[Jay456watt]

great thread MK254...moving forward as always...

 

[Edward Wanjala]

Wamefurika, haiwezekani hata tano zikatosha! Itabidi kama kumi na tano hivi.

Online booking inaanza next week! Sijui kutakuwa aje??

Below waiting area for ticketing

 

[MKWEPA KODI]

Hongereni sana, sisi bado tunapanda malori

 

[kilam]

Hongereni sana, sisi bado tunapanda malori

Wewe, sio sisi.

 

[MKWEPA KODI]

Wewe, sio sisi.

Mimi na marafiki zangu, Ndugu zangu, Jamaa zangu, familia yangu, halafu wewe koma kabisa kuni quote post zangu, tafuta mwanaume mwingine wa kumzoea

 

[3rd man]

Hongereni sana, sisi bado tunapanda malori

 

[Smatta]

Mimi na marafiki zangu, Ndugu zangu, Jamaa zangu, familia yangu, halafu wewe koma kabisa kuni quote post zangu, tafuta mwanaume mwingine wa kumzoea

Jamaa hakuwachi mkuu, post zako zote lazima ashushe tusi, ulimkosea wapi aise

 

[MKWEPA KODI]

Jamaa hakuwachi mkuu, post zako zote lazima ashushe tusi, ulimkosea wapi aise

Yeye kama hapendi mambo mazuri ya jirani zetu Kenya ni yeye lakini asitulazimishe watanzania wote tuwachukie Ndugu zetu wakenya

 

[MAGAMBA MATATU]

Yeye kama hapendi mambo mazuri ya jirani zetu Kenya ni yeye lakini asitulazimishe watanzania wote tuwachukie Ndugu zetu wakenya

Acha uongo usiokua na maana kama unapanda Lori ni we na hao ndugu zako mabwege,,,Tanzania asilimia kubwa imepitiwa na Barbara za lami sasa kila mkoa kuna usafir was mabus tena ya kisasa kuliko nchi yoyote afrika mashari....hao wakenya hiyo tren kutoka Mombasa kwenda Nairobi ndo unazuzuka wakati asilimia kubwa ya miji ya kenya haina Barbara wala usafir wa uhakika...Mombasa to Nairobi ni sawa na Dar to Mwanza sasa usafir was bus za kisasa zinazotoka dar to Mwanza ww unapopanda Lori na ndugu zako mnaonekana ni mabwege na mtaibiwa sana coz haujielewi na ndugu zako

 

[Depay]

Acha uongo usiokua na maana kama unapanda Lori ni we na hao ndugu zako mabwege,,,Tanzania asilimia kubwa imepitiwa na Barbara za lami sasa kila mkoa kuna usafir was mabus tena ya kisasa kuliko nchi yoyote afrika mashari....hao wakenya hiyo tren kutoka Mombasa kwenda Nairobi ndo unazuzuka wakati asilimia kubwa ya miji ya kenya haina Barbara wala usafir wa uhakika...Mombasa to Nairobi ni sawa na Dar to Mwanza sasa usafir was bus za kisasa zinazotoka dar to Mwanza ww unapopanda Lori na ndugu zako mnaonekana ni mabwege na mtaibiwa sana coz haujielewi na ndugu zako

Acha kudanganya dunia fisiemu hii

 

[Sammuel999]

In a week SGR has made
10,000,000kshs hehehe
geza Mwanzi1 kilam njoo hapa mtuambie white elephant iko wapi?

 

[Mwanzi1]

In a week SGR has made
10,000,000kshs hehehe
geza Mwanzi1 kilam njoo hapa mtuambie white elephant iko wapi?

No source no link, hautuambi how much it cost to move a train with passengers from A to B. As we all know the train is running on subsidies from GoK, any numbers you put here will not be the real value of profit minus cost.

Will Kenya get value for money from its new railway? - BBC News

 

[kilam]

In a week SGR has made
10,000,000kshs hehehe
geza Mwanzi1 kilam njoo hapa mtuambie white elephant iko wapi?

Give us operational cost, that amount is made in a single football match in our National stadium.

 

[Kisu Cha Ngariba]

Acha uongo usiokua na maana kama unapanda Lori ni we na hao ndugu zako mabwege,,,Tanzania asilimia kubwa imepitiwa na Barbara za lami sasa kila mkoa kuna usafir was mabus tena ya kisasa kuliko nchi yoyote afrika mashari....hao wakenya hiyo tren kutoka Mombasa kwenda Nairobi ndo unazuzuka wakati asilimia kubwa ya miji ya kenya haina Barbara wala usafir wa uhakika...Mombasa to Nairobi ni sawa na Dar to Mwanza sasa usafir was bus za kisasa zinazotoka dar to Mwanza ww unapopanda Lori na ndugu zako mnaonekana ni mabwege na mtaibiwa sana coz haujielewi na ndugu zako

Mwenyekiti wako alisema yeye ni dereva wa lori.

 

[Depay]

Give us operational cost, that amount is made in a single football match in our National stadium.

What football do you have??? Hiyo yanga yanga sijui simba inachpwa na Nakuru allstars....Wadanganyika wa wali

 

[Depay]

In a week SGR has made
10,000,000kshs hehehe
geza Mwanzi1 kilam njoo hapa mtuambie white elephant iko wapi?

Mwingine anadhani 10,000,000 Tanzanian shillings....

 

[kilam]

What football do you have??? Hiyo yanga yanga sijui simba inachpwa na Nakuru allstars....Wadanganyika wa wali

Who cares, tunatengeneza pesa nyingi kuliko SGR yenu. Nenda kamalizie chang'aa yako wasije wakakumalizia, ushalewa wewe sio bure.

 

[kilam]

Mwingine anadhani 10,000,000 Tanzanian shillings....

Ushalewa chang'aa wewe na makali ya ofa.