Kenyans were able to make the inaugural trip on the SGR from Nairobi to Mombasa in 5 hours on Mondau. The passenger train left Nairobi at 2.00pm and arrived in Mombasa at around 7.00pm. The train crew lines up at the Mombasa terminus awaiting passenger departure, May 29, 2017. /MONICAH MWANGIPresident Uhuru Kenyatta will officially launch SGR operations on Wednesday at Port Riz where the cargo train trip from Mombasa will be flagged off. A silhouette of passengers on phone after getting off the new SGR train that made its maiden trip from Nairobi to Mombasa in a time of 5 hours, May 29, 2017.

Source: The Star May 29, 2017 18:00 UTC