Kenya's SGR train hauls over 905,000 tonnes in first two months

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Kenya’s standard gauge railway (SGR) train ferried 905,867 tonnes of cargo from January to February this year, up from 668,916 tonnes in the same time frame last year, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) said in a report released on Monday.

Total revenue generated from the freight service during the two months stood at 2.06 billion shillings (19 million U.S. dollars), up from 17.9 million dollars in a similar period in 2020.

Official data show that the SGR train hauled 4.4 million tonnes of cargo in 2020, an indication that the 2021 cargo volumes would rise considerably if the current momentum is sustained.

Similarly, the number of passengers who used the train service rose significantly to stand at 299,264 in the first two months, up from 231,621 in the same period in 2020.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency