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[Meria_Mata]

[SIZE=6]RIP Coast Buses-This is the Amount You’ll Pay for SGR Train To Mombasa[/SIZE]
admin | May 9, 2017 | 0 Comments
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One month from now, the brand new SGR train service will begin operations. President Uhuru will take a symbolic ride on May 31st to officially open the multi-billion dollar project and mark the day Kenya attained self-rule.

It’s unclear whether the service will be available for Kenyans immediately, but that’s everyone’s hope.

Kenya Railways will be launching an inter-station service and a non-stop/express train. It is this express train that is expected to lower travel time between Nairobi and Mombasa to under 5 hours. With a smooth speed of 120km/h, this train will only make a single stop at Mtitu Andei.

Currently, buses take about 9 hours for the same journey. It’s even worse for the old trains which take 12 hours.

There are 40 passenger coaches, each with a capacity of 118 travellers, for the economy class, 72 people in the business class, and 44 in the first-class section. Only time will tell if these will be enough.

https://i2.wp.com/www.the-star.co.ke/sites/default/files/styles/new_full_content/public/articles/2017/03/08/1521217.jpg

The government is hoping to ‘steal’ passengers from buses and budget airlines, and even attract new ones who don’t travel between the two cities often.

To accomplish this, the fare pricing must be competitive, and boy are the buses in for a fight.

Economy travellers will pay between Sh500 and Sh800 for a one-way trip – half what the buses charge.

“The cost will be half of what the buses are currently charging,” Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia told the Sunday Nation. “Various teams are working on the details,” he added.

These low charges will however last for only 6 months as the operator collects crucial data for future operations. They will later be adjusted to match market prices.

Initially, China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) had proposed to charge Sh4,500, but the government rejected this as not feasible.

All in all, the vast majority of revenue on the new line is expected to come from freight.

– nairobiwire.com
http://diasporamessenger.com/2017/05/rip-coast-buses-this-is-the-amount-youll-pay-for-sgr-train-to-mombasa/

[imei2012]

@Meria Mata

Sh4,500

siwes lipa hio washa niede na mash

[Meria_Mata]

meanwhile shida tupu huku
current situation at the ferry
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bombolulu estate
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raia inaomba serikari iingilie kati
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[qtip]

ES hizi nduru tuliskia wakati Ibrahimu alikuwa pale kwa mlima akinoa kisu. Lakini haidhuru… Tutachangia mjadala

[Fala_12]

Weuh hata ferry imekuwa flooded

[john_doe]

Buses will be forced to cut their fares and offer better services to remain relevant

[spear]

The most expensive seat is the business class seat at 4500 that has plane like recliner chairs. The economy class is between kshs 500-800. Happy kila mtu na class yake considering their is still 1st class seats.

[Zee]

hizo floods halafu maji inamix na sewage very nasty

[Meria_Mata]

001 finally atokelezea
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[4makind]

They should find a way of getting people to CBD affordably!!! This will make all the difference between the buses and SGR

[Meria_Mata]

CSI twende kazi, what happened to this thumb?
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[ebbie]

@Meria Mata

001 finally atokelezea
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fisi 001 kwenye kazi

[Kdawg254]

Is there any govt subsidy on that fare coz if so then the bus companies and transporters in general also deserve same treatment!

[123tokambio]

@imei2012

siwes lipa hio washa niede na mash

Si heri ungesema ndege mnyaa…

[Mrs4thletter]

Hee , Mombasa sasa itakua almost kama kwenda tao, Baba naona visits zetu zikiongezeka

[Meria_Mata]

@Mrs4thletter

Hee , Mombasa sasa itakua almost kama kwenda tao, Baba naona visits zetu zikiongezeka

Always welcome my girl, wondering kaa watakubari kubeba mbuzi.
Ile kitu najua ni eti mnazi roundi hii yafika Nairobi bila kuharibika

[kah_tony]

It is called economies of scale brother. Diesel engines are also more fuel efficient.

@Kdawg254

Is there any govt subsidy on that fare coz if so then the bus companies and transporters in general also deserve same treatment!

[Prometheus]

Joho should be ashamed. What has he done to the infrastructure in Mombasa the last couple of years?

[Rene_Descartes]

@Meria Mata

[SIZE=6]RIP Coast Buses-This is the Amount You’ll Pay for SGR Train To Mombasa[/SIZE]
admin | May 9, 2017 | 0 Comments
https://i2.wp.com/nairobiwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/station.jpg

One month from now, the brand new SGR train service will begin operations. President Uhuru will take a symbolic ride on May 31st to officially open the multi-billion dollar project and mark the day Kenya attained self-rule.

It’s unclear whether the service will be available for Kenyans immediately, but that’s everyone’s hope.

Kenya Railways will be launching an inter-station service and a non-stop/express train. It is this express train that is expected to lower travel time between Nairobi and Mombasa to under 5 hours. With a smooth speed of 120km/h, this train will only make a single stop at Mtitu Andei.

Currently, buses take about 9 hours for the same journey. It’s even worse for the old trains which take 12 hours.

There are 40 passenger coaches, each with a capacity of 118 travellers, for the economy class, 72 people in the business class, and 44 in the first-class section. Only time will tell if these will be enough.

https://i2.wp.com/www.the-star.co.ke/sites/default/files/styles/new_full_content/public/articles/2017/03/08/1521217.jpg

The government is hoping to ‘steal’ passengers from buses and budget airlines, and even attract new ones who don’t travel between the two cities often.

To accomplish this, the fare pricing must be competitive, and boy are the buses in for a fight.

Economy travellers will pay between Sh500 and Sh800 for a one-way trip – half what the buses charge.

“The cost will be half of what the buses are currently charging,” Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia told the Sunday Nation. “Various teams are working on the details,” he added.

These low charges will however last for only 6 months as the operator collects crucial data for future operations. They will later be adjusted to match market prices.

Initially, China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) had proposed to charge Sh4,500, but the government rejected this as not feasible.

All in all, the vast majority of revenue on the new line is expected to come from freight.

– nairobiwire.com
http://diasporamessenger.com/2017/05/rip-coast-buses-this-is-the-amount-youll-pay-for-sgr-train-to-mombasa/

Na nyinyi watu wa freight?

[Meria_Mata]

@Rene Descartes

Na nyinyi watu wa freight?

Roho iko kwa mdomo