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NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuters) – China-funded Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) recently launched a joint speed test in which the train departed from Kenya’s Nairobi South to Emali Station, covering around 200 kilometers. The test comes just in time before the passenger train’s commission on June 1. The passenger train passed by the Athi River Station at the speed of 120 kilometers per hour (kph) which will also be its highest speed once the railway is […]
NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuters) – A China-funded railway connecting the Kenyan capital with a key port brings a wide range of benefits to the country, said Kenya’s railway chief during a recent interview with China Global Television Network. The Mombasa-Nairobi railway will soon be in service. It will help cut the travel time of a 400-kilometer distance from about six hours to four. Atanas K. Maina, Managing Director of Kenya Railways, said the railway will help […]
DUSSELDORF, Germany (AFP) — Attackers wielding axes injured five people at the main train station in the west German city of Duesseldorf late Thursday, local police told AFP. Two suspects were arrested, said police, who warned that others may have fled the scene. No details were given of those arrested or their possible motives. “People travelling were injured by the assailants’ axes,” the police said, adding that it was unclear exactly how many attackers were […]
