PASSENGERS BOARD THE MADARAKA EXPRESS TRAIN AT THE NAIROBI TERMINUS ON JUNE 7. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Madaraka Express train tickets will from Wednesday next week display the name and identity card number of passengers.
The move by Kenya Railways is aimed at kicking middlemen out of the ticketing business.
Since
June, middlemen have been buying tickets in bulk and selling them to
passengers outside train stations in Mombasa and Nairobi.
The
shrewd middlemen have been buying tickets at a normal price of Sh700
and selling at them at Sh1,000 and above, thereby creating artificial
shortages.
“We have now customised the system and
effective 8th August, tickets will bear the name and identity card or
passport details of the passengers and will not be transferable. This
will enhance the requisite security of all passengers and curtail the
irregular sale of tickets by middlemen,” said Kenya Railways managing
director Atanas Maina.
The service will, however, take a break Tuesday during the General Election.
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