Payment for Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway goes cashless
Passengers using Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway trains will from this month not be allowed to pay cash to travel.
The Kenya Railways Service over the weekend announced that they will be operating cashless payments only.
"As from August 1, the acceptable payment mode for your Madaraka Express train ticket will be debit/credit card and Mpesa, "reads the notice.
However, this does not affect most of the commuters who use the SGR mode of transport as most bookings are done online.
Since its launch in 2017, SGR has been using a payment system that involves mobile money and cash.
The Mombasa-Nairobi SGR connects Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, and Mombasa, the largest port in East Africa, with a total length of about 480 kilometres.
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