{"id":6813,"date":"2024-11-04T17:39:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T14:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/?p=6813"},"modified":"2024-11-04T17:39:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T14:39:10","slug":"jkia-cbd-train-fare-has-be-cut-by-half-to-attract-travelers-you-can-pay-via-mpesa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/jkia-cbd-train-fare-has-be-cut-by-half-to-attract-travelers-you-can-pay-via-mpesa\/","title":{"rendered":"JKIA &#8211; CBD train fare has be cut by half to attract travelers, you can pay via Mpesa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">enya Railways has reduced fares by up to 50 percent on the new railway link from the city centre to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)as it seeks to woo more travellers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Kenya Railway Corporation (KRC) managing director Philip Mainga said yesterday that ticket price on the new service has been reduced to Sh250 down from Sh500.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The corporation launched operations for the railway link last week for the 20-minute ride.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The service will see passengers dropped at the Embakasi Railway Station from where a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus will pick them and ferry them to the JKIA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">\u201cIt\u2019s a promotional fare. It will run for a period a period of three months after which we will review the rates,\u201d said Mr Maing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">He added that the new Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) will leave Nairobi Central station at 5:45am to arrive in Embakasi Village at 6:10am. Passangers will then board a BRT bus for the transfer to the airport, arriving at 6:35am.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">There will be another DMU leaving Nairobi Central station at 11am to arrive at Embakasi Village at 11.25am. Passengers will then pick a BRT bus at 11:35am to arrive at JKIA at 11:50pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">In the opposite direction, passengers will leave JKIA using a BRT bus at 6am to arrive at Embakasi Village at 6:15am. They will then depart the station at 6:19am to arrive at the city centre at 6:54am.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Another BRT bus will be leaving JKIA at 11:50am to arrive at Embakasi station at 12:05 pm. Passngers will then alight and board a DMU train at 12:10pm to arrive at Nairobi Central station at 12:44pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">\u201cIt is a service that cuts the travel time between the city centre to JKIA to 20-minutes up from two hours on the road. Passengers will be able to buy tickets via M-Pesa or directly at our train stations,\u201d said Mr Mainga.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read the rest of the article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessdailyafrica.com\/bd\/economy\/kenya-railways-halves-jkia-train-fare-to-woo-users-3232258\"><strong>BDAfrica<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>enya Railways has reduced fares by up to 50 percent on the new railway link from the city centre to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)as it seeks to woo more travellers. 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