Kenya Railways Announces Time Adjustments to Suswa Leisure Train

Kenya Railways has announced new departure times for the Madaraka Express Suswa Leisure Train, set to take effect on Friday, August 1.

In a statement on Thursday, July 31, the company said the revised schedule aims to offer greater convenience for its passengers.

"The Suswa Leisure Train has adjusted its timings to better serve our passengers in Ngong, Rongai, Mai Mahiu, and Suswa. Travel just got more convenient!" the statement read.

According to the new timetable, the train will depart from Nairobi at 8:50 a.m. and make its first stop at Rongai, arriving at 9:14 a.m. and departing at 9:19 a.m. 

It will then proceed to Ngong, where it arrives at 9:34 a.m. and departs at 9:39 a.m. 

The next stop will be Mai Mahiu, with arrival and departure times set between 10:24 a.m. and 10:27 a.m. 

The train is expected to reach its final destination, Suswa, at 10:55 a.m.

For the return journey, the train will depart Suswa at 4:05 p.m. and arrive at Mai Mahiu at 4:30 p.m., departing three minutes later at 4:33 p.m. 

It will then arrive in Ngong at 5:20 p.m. and leave at 5:25 p.m. before heading to Rongai, where it stops between 5:40 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. 

The train is scheduled to arrive back in Nairobi at 6:10 p.m.

The new development comes a month after Kenya Railways announced that it is set to launch a new commuter rail service that will, for the first time, offer passengers direct train access to Mombasa’s CBD.  

In a statement issued on Wednesday, June 18, the corporation confirmed that the Mombasa Commuter Rail service is set to transform the travel experience for thousands of daily users of the Madaraka Express.

“For years, passengers arriving in Mombasa by the Madaraka Express train have had to stop miles away from the city. That inconvenience is about to be history.

"With the soon-to-be-launched Mombasa Commuter Rail service, Kenya Railways is introducing direct train access to Mombasa Business District (CBD), making travel convenient, faster and more affordable,” read the statement.

The new service is expected to bridge this last-mile gap by providing seamless connectivity from the terminus to the heart of Mombasa.

“Imagine, no more long, costly transfers from Mombasa Terminus and easier movement for families, tourists, traders, and students. This is more than a transport upgrade, it’s a win for the people of Mombasa and all Kenyans who travel by railway,” the statement added.