SGR Q1 passenger revenue tops Sh1bn for first time as travel rebounds

Passengers walk towards a parked train at the Standard Gauge Railway Nairobi Station in this photo taken on July 21, 2025.

Photo credit: Kevin Odit I Nation Media Group

The standard gauge railway (SGR) passenger business has crossed the Sh1 billion quarterly revenue mark for the first time, helped by a rebound in traveller numbers and higher earnings per customer.

Fresh data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows passenger revenue rose 15.8 percent to Sh1.08 billion in the January–March 2026 period from Sh936.3 million a year earlier, marking the highest first-quarter earnings ever recorded by the passenger service.

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