Kenya Railways starts moving imported cars by SGR from Mombasa to Nairobi
Kenya Railways has launched a vehicle-haulage service on the SGR. The first train carried 21 cars from Mombasa Port to the Nairobi ICD in about eight hours, Pulse Live Kenya reports, and the target is 700 vehicles a month.
Kenya Railways has started carrying cars on the Standard Gauge Railway between Mombasa and Nairobi, Pulse Live Kenya reports. The first vehicle train left Mombasa Port on October 29. It reached the Nairobi Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Embakasi within eight hours. The first consignment carried 21 vehicles on four specially built car-carrier wagons. The same train also hauled 34 flatbed wagons with shipping containers. Vehicle dealer Autobarn East Africa partnered with Kenya Railways on the first shipment. Each carrier wagon holds up to six cars. The wagons can take makes such as Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Suzuki, Volkswagen, Mazda and Daihatsu. Kenya Railways aims to move about 700 vehicles a month this way. Cars are loaded and secured before departure. The operator says this cuts the mileage and wear a car picks up on the road. Owners of imported vehicles can also get insurance, lashing and securing, and customs processing. The…
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