Hailedasasymbolof"Chinesequalityandspirit",theMombasa-NairobiStandardGaugeRailway,whichopenedonMay31inKenya,ferriedmorethan7,000passengersinthefirstweekofitsope
MOMBASA, Kenya, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday launched the passenger train service of the 480-km Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), paving way for the nation's endeavor for industrialization and prosperity.
KenyahasopenedamajornewrailwaybetweentheportcityofMombasaandthecapital,Nairobi,18monthsearly.PhototakenonMay10,2017showstheEmalistationonKenya'sMombasa-NairobiS
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