I traveled in style in a premium train car aboard Madaraka Express between Voi and Nairobi in Kenya. My ticket cost about $66, and the ride made me feel like I was in a first-class plane cabin. The ...

In just six years, Madaraka Express, operated by Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) in conjunction with Afristar, has become a game-changer in Kenya's transportation landscape. This passenger train ...

Kenya Railways has dismissed reports appearing in a section of media that passengers traveling on the Madaraka Express must book their tickets 30 days in advance. Speaking to the Star on phone, Kenya ...

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Sarah Kabu, the managing director of a travel company in Nairobi, is ebullient about Kenya's Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway. Passenger demand for the railway, also known as the Madaraka ...

The $3.2 billion Madaraka Express connects Nairobi to the port city of Mombasa via Tsavo National Park. Alamy Stock Photo It’s a wild ride. A few hours into your trip on Kenya’s 1½-year-old Madaraka ...

China's trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative envisions building a huge interconnected network of railroads, bridges, roads and seaports in 70 countries to enhance global trade. Kenya's new Chinese ...