Kenya: New Madaraka Express train schedule from August 2018!

Kenya Railways (KR), the national railway of Kenya, has revised the schedule of the Madaraka Express. The revision of the old timetable and the introduction of the new schedule aims to improve the performance of the service, which operates between Kenya's capital Nairobi and the coastal city of Mombasa. The new schedule will be effective from 01 August 2018. Under the new schedule, the Inter-County train will leave Nairobi Terminus in Nairobi at 08:20 and arrive at Mombasa Terminus in Mombasa at 14:18 while the Express train will leave Nairobi at 14:35 to reach Mombasa at 19:18. The Inter-County train from Mombasa to Nairobi will leave at 08:00 to arrive in Nairobi at 13:42 while the Express train will leave at 15:15 to reach Nairobi at 20:14.
The changes of the schedule will not affect ticket prices, which were recently adjusted from Sh700 (approx. GBP5.50; €6.00; USD7.00; ZAR92.00) to Sh1000 (approx. GBP7.50; €8.50; USD10.00; ZAR130.00) in economy class from Nairobi <> Mombasa. One-way tickets for passengers in first class (Nairobi <> Mombasa) are Sh3000 (approx. GBP22.50; €25.50; USD30.00; ZAR400.00).

Kenya: A second Madaraka Express service between Nairobi <> Mombasa has been launched!

Kenya Railways has introduced a second trip on the Madaraka Express Passenger Service. The new service which will depart Nairobi and Mombasa at 15:30 will act as an express train (4hrs) and complement the existing morning service which has now been transformed into an inter-county train service (5hrs), departing at 8:00 from both Nairobi and Mombasa termini, and stopping at all the seven (Athi River, Emali, Kibwezi, Mtito Andei, Voi, Miasenyi and Mariakani) intermediate stations.
Tickets for the Madaraka Express train cost Sh700/person (5GBP, 6€, 7USD, 100ZAR) in economy class and Sh3000/person (22GBP, 25€, 29USD, 400ZAR) in business class. Tickets are available at the counter at the respective termini/stations between 07:00 and 16:00 (cash or debit/credit card), via mobile phone (M-pesa *639#) or by calling 0709 388888 (M-pesa). Customers are able to book a ride fourteen days before the date of travel.

Kenya launched a new railway between Nairobi <> Mombasa!

update (02 June 2017):  The Madaraka Express train service between Nairobi and Mombasa is currently operational with one train leaving Mombasa and another leaving Nairobi as below:

• Mombasa to Nairobi - 09:00 am (Departure)
• Nairobi to Mombasa - 09:00 am (Departure)
• Mombasa to Nairobi - 01:30 pm (Arrival)
• Nairobi to Mombasa- 01:30 pm (Arrival)

This is an express service with the train only stopping at Mtito Andei Intermediate station. Tickets are on sale at the Mombasa Terminus and the Nairobi Terminus. Travelers can buy tickets by cash or through the debit/credit cards. 

Kenya has launched a new railway between Nairobi and the coastal city of Mombasa. The 472km Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is the country's biggest infrastructure project since independence. The passenger service named Madaraka Express operates three passenger trains between Nairobi and Mombasa: two Intercity Trains and one County Train. The Intercity Trains are express train between Nairobi and Mombasa while the County Train makes stops at the Intermediate Stations (Mariakani, Maisenyi, Voi, Mtito Andei, Kibwezi, Emali and Athi River).
 


An economy class ticket for the Madaraka Express costs Sh900 ($8.5; £6.7; €7.6), while a  business class ticket is Sh3,000 ($28.5; £22.2; €25.6).
The Intercity Trains offer 1,200 seats per train and are operating at a maximum speed of 120 km/h. The travelling time between Nairobi and Mombasa is four hours and 30 minutes (bus: nine hours; previous railway: twelve hours). The County Train has the same seat capacity and is scheduled to have a travelling time of about five hours and 30 minutes.