SGR Madaraka Express Train Fare Booking Time, Stations Schedules & Destinations

The Madaraka Express train service between Nairobi and Mombasa is currently operational with one train leaving Mombasa and another leaving Nairobi as below:
Mombasa to Nairobi – 09:00 am (Departure)
Nairobi to Mombasa – 09:00 am (Departure)
Mombasa to Nairobi – 01:30 pm (Arrival)
Nairobi to Mombasa – 01:30 pm (Arrival)
This is an express service with the train only stopping at Mtito Andei Intermediate station.

A ticket costs Ksh. 3,000 for the first class and Ksh. 700 for the Economy class. Children under three (3) years will not pay any fares; those between three (3) and eleven (11) years will pay half price; and those above eleven (11) years will pay full price. The tickets are on sale at the Mombasa and Nairobi Terminus. Travelers can buy tickets by cash or through the debit/credit cards. One can book upto four (4) days in advance.
Kenya Railways has taken initiatives to offer a connect service between the by bus between the Mombasa and Nairobi Termini. In Mombasa, passengers are picked at the old Mombasa railway station at 7:00 am and dropped at the Mombasa Terminus whereas in Nairobi, travelers will be picked at the Nairobi Central railway station and dropped at the Nairobi Terminus. The buses sourced from NYS and Kenya Posta will remain at the Termini and transport travelers on arrival at both destinations. The connect service is on offer upto June 6^th, 2017.

Regarding freight tariff, the initial charges for containerized fright from the Port of Mombasa to the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Nairobi or to Nairobi South freight exchange centre are set at US$ 500 per TEU, which is equivalent to approximately KShs. 50,000 per TEU. Other freight will be charged at 0.07 per tonne-kilometre.
Being a single line for the operation of both passengers and freight trains, with 33 crossing stations, the passenger trains will be given priority through the crossing stations to ensure they achieve the stated transit times. The rest of the fares are tabulated below:

SGR Stations

SGR Madaraka Express train schedules Mombasa, Mariakani, Miasenyi, Voi, Mtito Andei, Kibwezi, Emali, Athi River and Nairobi

SGR First Class Fare list

	MSA	Mariakani	Miasenyi	Voi	Mtito Andei	Kibwezi	Emali	Athi River	NAIROBI
MOMBASA	–	140	560	880	1,520	1,800	2,230	2,890	3,000
Mariakani	140	–	430	740	1,380	1,670	2,090	2,750	2,870
Miasenyi	560	430	–	320	950	1,240	1,670	2,330	2,450
Voi	880	740	320	–	640	920	1,340	2,010	2,130
Mtito Andei	1,520	1,380	950	640	–	230	710	1,370	1,490
Kibwezi	1,800	1,670	1,240	920	230	–	430	1,090	1,210
Emali	2,230	2,090	1,670	1,340	710	430	–	660	790
Athi River	2,890	2,750	2,330	2,010	1,370	1,090	660	–	120
NAIROBI	3,000	2,870	2,450	2,130	1,490	1,210	790	120	–

SGR Standard Class (Economy Class) Fare list

	MSA	Mariakani	Miasenyi	Voi	Mtito Andei	Kibwezi	Emali	Athi River	NAIROBI
MOMBASA	–	50	130	210	370	440	530	690	700
Mariakani	50	–	100	180	340	400	500	660	690
Miasenyi	130	100	–	80	230	300	400	550	590
Voi	210	180	80	–	160	230	320	480	510
Mtito Andei	370	340	230	160	–	70	170	330	360
Kibwezi	440	400	300	230	70	–	100	260	290
Emali	530	500	400	320	170	100	–	160	190
Athi River	690	660	550	480	330	260	160	–	50
NAIROBI	700	690	590	510	360	290	190	50	–