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The Kenya Railways Corporation has announced a special passenger train service from Nairobi to Mombasa on Tuesday, December 17.


The Kenya Railways Corporation has announced a special passenger train service from Nairobi to Mombasa on Tuesday, December 17. 

In a statement on Monday, December 16, Kenya Railways disclosed that the train will leave Nairobi at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday and arrive in Mombasa at 4:30 PM.  

The company urged its customers to book tickets for the special passenger train by visiting the website www.metickets.co.ke.

"We are pleased to inform you that a special Madaraka Express passenger train will be operating on December 17, 2024, from Nairobi to Mombasa only. The train will depart from Nairobi at 10:30 a.m. and is scheduled to arrive at 4:30 p.m.

"To book, visit www.metickets.co.ke and secure your slot. We appreciate your continued support and look forward to serving you," Kenya Railways stated. 

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File image of the SGR daytime train in Nairobi.

This comes even as the company introduced a stopover at Voi for the Standard Guage Railway (SGR) night trains.

In a statement dated Friday, November 13, Kenya Railways announced that the change for the 10:00 p.m. night trains would commence on Sunday, December 15. 

As detailed in the new directive, the SGR night trains will be making a stopover at the Voi Station for 3 minutes.

"Kenya Railways is pleased to announce that effective December 15, 2024, the 10 pm Madaraka Express Passenger Service train to and from Nairobi Terminus, will now make a 3-minute stopover at Voi station," read the statement in part.