SGR passengers down by 65,833, revenue up 33pc on higher fares

Passenger numbers on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) dropped by 65,833 between January and March this year, new data shows, in the wake of hiked fares even as revenues jumped.

Data from the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) shows that 531,673 used the train in the period, down from 597,506 between January and March last year.