Kenya's new railway attracts thousands as services take off

According to Kenya Railways, some 7,000 passengers have so far traveled on the newly launched Madaraka Express between Mombasa and Nairobi, the highest number ever recorded in one week.
The first phase of the Standard Gauge Rail service, which was launched on May 31, is currently operating with scheduled passenger trains from Nairobi and Mombasa running on a daily basis.
Kenya Railways announced that plans are under way to introduce the intercounty trains that will make stops at seven railway stations.

[@big.r5550]

Thank you China ..! Doing business with you, AFRICA is Bound FOR EVEN GREATER HEIGHTS..! We really appreciate , honour and value this Partnership..! Thank You.. From A Citizen Of AFRICA ..!

[@lolo-ys7re]

some americans still accuse China is exploited Africans"

[@lolo-ys7re]

there is an AU already. dialogue is important to narrow differences

[@lolo-ys7re]

china been suffered colonialism from the West, and know it is a disaster to mankind. Africans know quite well the world history

[@lolo-ys7re]

China always advocates win-win cooperation

[@sarahjustice526]

R u a Chinese ?

[@olusegunjackson5707]

The train stations of Kenya are more beautiful than those of Nigeria I am Nigerian but i say the truth Thank you Kenya.

[@Pakistanzindabad-jg7mw]

best of luck kenya from pakistan

[@shubhamsirauthiya3039]

Sri lanka is ours(China).now it is Pakistan

[@vikrantraje5150]

Poor country pakk😂😂😂😂😂

[@anitanaseer1007]

Lol I'm a Pakistani living in Kenya!

[@PraveshOnYT]

Clear case of ill wishing ill. 😂

[@ignaciobalais5394]

wow Kenya is booming. Congratulations

[@jaykay8007]

very beautiful same like metro trains in Uae wow congrats

[@tttt6522]

Hope people respect it and keep it going. Good Luck

[@flomrembowakenya5524]

wow kenya is growing so fast

[@pietrojenkins6901]

Nice to see large demand for passenger services but what is really needed is more cargo ,cargo cargo.This SGR train ought to be a commercial success with far more cargo haulage.

[@tonyc5384]

It should and I am certain it will, but cargo is boring and distant to most people. Videos and reports like this help to promote public interest in utilizing the service, validating the investment, and get people excited of the possibilities as the train line extend further into other regions.

[@danielduckington5789]

Looks to be better run than the UK rail system

[@henrytudor8537]

Daniel Duckington youre deluded. I live in britain. Its not worth comparing

[@vikrantraje5150]

UK is shit af

[@dinokross3844]

Daniel Duckington - still 150 years ahead and therefore superior. England literally revolutionized the world by inventing locomotive. Europe invents, the East copies. China has fake everything from cars to electronics, fighter planes to Rome, Paris, London and shows absolutely no shame.

[@stephenhill8790]

Are you joking or just delusional, I am from UK and have travelled in China, UK might have invented the railway, but it is now a shadow of it former self, China has built 36,000 miles of high speed railway in the time UK has built 45 miles, your "I hate communist China" thing shows ignorance of a country that makes UK look like a 3 world country 😂🤣🧐

[@Cnupoc]

Congratulations Kenya!

[@nawalkumarkewat5818]

nice very good relway station.

[@rowsdower12]

Wow Quite different from 20 years ago. I haven't been back yet. This is cool. Go Kenya!

[@vishalgoel360]

I wish China also make a railway line between Nairobi and kisumu

[@kanazef]

LEL..so many hate toward China !! Good job Kenya, you guys deserve a better place and a better stuff. dont be jealouse for all hatters and Looser. :* Kiss kiss

[@RineshAndrews]

Remarkable achievement

[@blindspot9097]

congratulations Kenyan from Indonesia.

[@afendiafendi9642]

thanks to china to bring modern train all over the world...

[@mohamedalyahudi3865]

And like the invisible hand of socialism, they never go away.

[@kingslayer7658]

Afendi Afendi and the debt that buries countries

[@IndusCreed0123]

And if loans are not paid back they will take it from us !!

[@kollaboinasankar6235]

Afendi Afendi yes they will enter every country into chaos.... By plundering your countries wealth... Find forbidden things not visible

[@ToanNguyen-iv9hs]

Just give back to them your diamond bro. Nothing is free!

[@arpitkapil476]

Wow.. Nice... All the very best Kenya for near future...

[@sbsubrahmanyasbsubrahmanya8893]

Wish from india god bless kenya

[@tracksidefilms5416]

This looks amazing!

[@Thomas1980]

very nice Station!

[@TRAVELCHANNELMURSHIDABAD]

VERY BEAUTIFUL

[@yves-noel-mariegonnet1043]

Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!

[@rodhigh7]

I lived in Nairobi in the early 90s and had the pleasure of riding on the fabled Lunatic Express to Mombasa !

[@Rohankumar-dd2ss]

Better than indian station

[@rahuljayarajan]

wooooo!!!! really nice :)

[@samfrancisco8095]

Unlike everywhere else, there is no environmental review, right of way issues or quality control. Put those restraints into play and the build out would be delayed for years. Don't expect any help when a flood or earthquake hits and the system is fucked for years.

[@danielkennedy7845]

wish Nigeria would!!

[@NegSteLucie]

Well done Uhuru Kenyatta!

[@MohamedOmar-oe7ns]

well done for what, pocketing all of Kenya's money in his own pocket!!

[@seanwatts8342]

The Chinese brought in all their own workers from China to do this project. There were riots over that.

[@aleem076]

Way to go Kenya, wish you best from India. Maybe in future we may need to immigrate to Africa. Best wishes to Kenya and its lovely people. :)

[@dabidjibon8054]

Great

[@Isochest]

Better than metre gauge. But as Rwanda and Uganda have said it need to be electrified like the Ethiopian Railways then you will get better reliability more capacity and you can't be held "over a barrel"! You will then have a compatible African Standard: 1435mm gauge electrified at 25kv ac 50hz

[@AndrewManook]

Much better than what we have in India...

[@HarvardRadRes]

Yes, Africa needs to develop faster than ever now. Many people treated us badly in the past, collected diamonds and resources cheaply and even used people as slaves. No time can be wasted since African people should rise in every way in industries, technology, and education. Time wasted is what's bad, so we must invest in our own country (Malema: Africa is one people) for bright future.

[@songarkng1]

Chinese can build infrastructures on time ,on budget and at a fraction the cost compares to western countries. ( Elon Musk said that Chinese can build railroads 100 times faster than America)

[@shorifahmed3936]

Fantastic it's good to see new infrastructure and developements in africa.

[@daviswafula8032]

how thas electric works on sgr

[@Shafqatn81ya]

Waooo this is Kenya

[@jkigtehuioropsdfjoaw]

While the rest of the world is moving forward in terms of railways, us in the philippines are stuck with 80s infrastructure

[@peterwang5196]

Khal of Khals Xi had promised 30 B USD to Duterte for infrastructure, unfortunately Duterte has only a term for 6 years, the necessary investment laws, political will, it is a mess, so, Xi gave 5 million USD grant, for Duterte to study which projects can be started immediately and benefit the people, how to traverse the PH politics so that the Chinese and PH taxpayers' money will not be wasted,... Wish you can see real actions taken in the coming months,....

[@celestialkindred6347]

Interesting how both old and new passenger train share the same modern terminal.

[@sushmasrikantheti1191]

Super

[@eugeneb2914]

great station, great train!

[@johnyang2]

What a modern looking station!

[@charlielee5906]

this is freakishly similar to the station in my home province

[@ravisub304]

Good video...................

[@VVVedic]

It doesn't attract anyone,istead it increases loan burden on kenya which the china wants.China provides job to its own citizen only.And this railway project can't manage to pay the debt,and then chinese will take it on lease.

[@Thomas1980]

wow...nice!

[@waterzh5385]

africa ppl should work hard like chinese to get a better life

[@Gamtou111]

Yes, we Chinese just build up a good platform for African people. All the wealth is what you have to work hard to acquire

[@jackzhao8558]

this is very china......

[@SpiritsBB]

Where are the liquid checking security guards???

[@byc6230]

it's a railway station, no need for the liquid check

[@SpiritsBB]

lol, so says the Taiwanese.

[@byc6230]

what do u mean?

[@arijitmajumder407]

huihui zhao not China...thanks to Taiwan who are not crabs like Chinese people... China make foolish all over the world

[@tracygichora5815]

My friends amari liam and lema went to Mombasa with a train 10am Friday night

[@jrregan]

1 Year later, what's it like?

[@AnOriginalYouTuber]

Good transportation is vital for a good economy.

[@pengfu8608]

Besides not being bullet trains, the station design, ticket, gate system all look the same as in China. Great job. Giving out African brothers and sisters the same standard!

[@allgoo1964]

Having a railroad system is good, it helps the economy grow. Having a massive debt is another story.

[@veinsofafricanblood7519]

allgoo19 ...every country have debt...cant run a large country without debt...look at U.S. they owe China their soul

[@allgoo1964]

kazmoo_ ja says: "allgoo19 ...every country have debt..." == Every country has different situation. Kenya is a very poor country barely has any economic power to pay it back. See, today's Philippines for it's debt situation for example. "New Philippine Debt of $167 Billion Could Balloon To $452 Billion: China Will Benefit" www.forbes.com/sites/anderscorr/2017/05/13/new-philippine-debt-of-167-billion-could-balloon-to-452-billion-china-will-benefit/#34379f3a2fb6 Note: China again. Kenya: www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-18/the-charts-that-show-kenya-s-economy-after-four-years-of-jubilee

[@allgoo1964]

www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-40171095 Excerpt. "At $5.6m per kilometre for the track alone, Kenya's line cost close to three times the international standard and four times the original estimate..." Another way to say it is "It's a rip off."

[@rospincasocl3741]

The other countries who are in massive debt already have the biggest weapons. So nobody can fuck with them but if you owe your debt to the same people and have no defense for youself YOU ARE FUCKED. Africa hasn't learned from the past.

[@railfanprk]

nice video

[@alanhowitzer]

China actually building things, unlike the US.

[@kennyshen1228]

European took away almost all of the resources from Africa. But Chinese is building many good stuff in Africa.

[@kev_naughty]

All these investments are not free. They are loans. Learn something from the experience of Srilanka and Pakistan. The debt will be too much that it would make no sense to run the operations and then the Chinese will request for an Built Operate Transfer model. They will essentially be running your train system. All those airports, seaports they are building are also the same. At the end of the day, they will station some naval ships at your seaports for your own "protection", your seaports will become their naval base, your Trains will become their plunder wagons stealing your resources. All those development loans are going to politicians' pockets and programs without any plan or income. Essentially, they will run your country in thirty years time. Lucky thing is, you will be able to see it in front of your own eyes.

[@divinest]

at least tell us info about the rails. length, destination

[@destinybrown8304]

China has made a permanent change in the lives of millions of Kenyans that will last for generations. I love the lovely train station which looks like a modern airline terminal.

[@frankfleming1103]

the railway station is a China style, but the train is slow train with ballast track, it's very useful as it much much cheaper, and also the automatic ticket checker is shutted down, as i didn't listen the sound di di di di di when passenger pass by, no need any railway staff in front of ticket checker when it's normal. and the uniform staff wear is also similar with that in China. i guess the train speed maybe 120km/h. good luck. Be stonger, Be faster.

[@senhorvieira3015]

Bonito ...

[@terenfro1975]

Wakanda!!!

[@ssah7594]

Every Country should invest in it's infrastructure.They should try to develope on it's own.However, It's okay to take help from better developed Nations, but it's not Okay to be fully dependent on Others.

[@africansubscriber4530]

nice

[@judyncororo6140]

Good Mr president unhur and Dp Tuto William God bless all over of the world

[@Shenxiaoyong]

China should build more things in its own country first before building things in other countries... What a risky investment...

[@nicktomato5016]

it's cheaper than other country

[@PraveshOnYT]

May god save Kenya from Chinese debt trap.

[@zicoice5602]

Gud one

[@user-et9vb4ht1z]

เฮ้ย!!! ระบบขนส่งทางราง(สถานี)ดูทันสมัยกว่าไทยอีกอ่ะ.ใครว่าเคนย่าด้อยเห็นอย่างนี้แล้วพี่ไทยว่าไงครับ

[@washington163]

West: Africa, the land without hope。 China: Africa, land full of hope。

[@rachelsmith8696]

and ghana morroco railway's planning

[@sritimanadak3937]

Much better than indian railways

[@misschagga8042]

@TRC Tanzania @TRL Tanzania

[@rachelsmith8696]

probably kenia congo ghana railway's cargo

[@peterwang5196]

Kenyan railway better than India and USA, wow Africa rising superpower.

[@ShiYue217]

0:32 the dude with sunglass is acting cool lol

[@seanwatts8342]

The 'other train' is 120 years old....

[@SameerUnt]

When ever i think about Kenya, Nigeria. . i think about those million dollars awaiting to be transfered.

[@samfrancisco8095]

I WANT OT SEE WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE AN ELEPHANT CAN DO TO THATOSE ENGINES. AFTER THE WRECK THE SURVIVING PASSENGERS WILL GET OUT AND STRIP THE MEAT OFF THE BONES AND SET UP A MARKET.

[@VVVedic]

This railway project only benefits china not kenya,even the promise of jobs to Kenyans were given to chinese and this increases debt on kenya.

[@spongebobssponge3038]

Rajiv RB Lodhi ...you are very misinformed. it benefits both. we are worried about the loans but the impact on the ground is tangible..over 50k jobs can be directly linked to the project.both in informal and formal sectors.what was the alternative?

[@rachelsmith8696]

chile peru panama mexico california railway's planning

[@jamaaluddinas1jamaaluddina28]

WICH GAUGE ??? BROAD GAUGE , MITER GAUGE ???

[@viratchhikara992]

Its speed ?

[@sheepstreet]

Very slow

[@junhaonie2524]

Slow，but enough for kenya

[@rachelsmith8696]

maritime road and transfer rail way's principallity road red sea ships and trains vision but here most effective corridor economic nile o conference nile but one corridor now started

[@kingrazakusher2837]

God bless China 😊😊✋✌✌

[@behrouzrezahatami6935]

China doesn't believe in your God, Infact no God

[@dextertreehorn]

Take a look at this in 10 years and we will see ...

[@nishan375]

ස්වහිලි වලින් ලියලා නැත්තේ ඇයි?

[@selvan.n.v634]

இந்திய ரயில்வே அமைச்சகம் பார்க்க வேண்டியது

[@abumaawi2266]

lmao yall know the company is gaining profit over free land ownership.. give first take all later

[@wvadam]

well all I can say is don't count on China 'forgiving' the debt like the western countries are guilted into doing.

[@henryfatchoi6404]

China has helped backward countries develop and is always criticized by Westerners. China's support of environmental protection has also been criticized by Westerners,Westerners do not want to backward countries to buy brand-name it? Westerners want to have a terrorist attack it?

[@jacquesmertens3369]

But apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, public order, irrigation, roads, railroads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the British ever done for us?

[@3nien]

Jacques Mertens No blacks for the above services. Only white colonial British expats enjoy the best ,,,.. blacks are the servants... not the beneficiaries

[@jacquesmertens3369]

Wait, let's pause the video at 00:40 and count the white people. Damned, I must be color blind?

[@trainfanner47]

xopozify Fuck off shitty, Pathetic,cancerous SJW fucktard.

[@AlmightyAaron0423]

+Hawk Who Knows All not just the most, it's all of Indian, even their national hero Gandhi is super racist on African people and wanna cooperate nazi German

[@peterwang5196]

Now African rail not only better than India it is better than the usa

[@fahmidhossainSakib]

00:59 the guy with red jacket from the back. Is he the black guy from the movie Blood Diamond?

[@thatamerican550]

How are they going to do maintanence? You kind of need a sustainable tax payer system willing to see taxes rise to keep up with improvements and repairs

[@ubuntumike5794]

thatamerican550 yeah well they need to work on that can't tax without jobs

[@BhagyanagarRE]

China pls come and occupy India thanks

[@rachelsmith8696]

posiby panama colombia venezuela guayana's brasil

[@dayoptimizm9932]

bergaya tiongkok... kurang menggali corak lokal...