The Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway is a standard-gauge railway in Kenya that connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country’s capital and largest city. This SGR runs parallel to the narrow-gauge Uganda Railway that was completed in 1901 under British colonial rule
NAIROBI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) — Passengers using Kenya’s standard gauge railway (SGR) trains will, from Feb. 1, pay for the service only using mobile money or electronic cards to boost efficiency, the Kenya Railways said in a notice issued on Tuesday evening.
The train, which has been in operation since 2017, has over the years been using a mixed payment system that involves cash, mobile money, and electronic cards.
“We wish to notify our customers and the general public that effective Feb. 1, 2023, we will no longer be accepting cash for the purchase of tickets at all Madaraka Express passenger service stations,” the notice said.
The Chinese-built SGR has played an important role in boosting Kenya’s economic growth, and the number of passengers using the SGR train has been on the rise.
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