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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...