SGR posts 33pc rise in Jan-June revenue

SGR passenger train on the Miritini Bridge along the Mombasa-Nairobi route. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Revenue generated from cargo and passenger services on the standard gauge railway (SGR) rose by 33 percent in the six months to June, lifted by a rebounding economy, official statistics show.

Data by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that the passenger and cargo trains generated Sh7.936 billion in the period, up from Sh5.963 billion in a similar period last year.

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