The Standard Gauge Railway recorded a passenger drop of 50,780 and experienced a reduction in cargo volumes, a report from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has shown.
According to the Third Quarter Gross Domestic Product Report 2024 released on Tuesday, January 7, commuters using train services reduced from 701,132 passengers in the third quarter of 2023 to 650,352 passengers in the same period in 2024.
The report indicated that the decline represented 7.2 per cent drop in passengers ferried by the train service.
Similarly, a dip in cargo transported through SGR was recorded dealing a major blow to the services and operations of the train service.
