Madaraka Express SGR train introduces online booking, buying of tickets.
Passengers traveling on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)
train between Nairobi and Mombasa can from today book and pay for their tickets
through an online booking portal.
Through the portal (metickets.krc.co.ke), passengers
will be able to select their preferred type of train, starting station,
destination, travel date, coach type, number of passengers traveling and
passenger details such as name, gender, and seat number.
They will then key in payment options, after which they will
receive a transaction confirmation message via their cellphones with an option
to check the ticket status online.
“This is a positive move for passengers who have been
calling upon the Corporation to diversify the booking options.
Very hectic
“The SMS system of booking SGR passenger train have been
very hectic. This is due to high demand and frequent breakdown of the
platform,” said Kenya Railways Managing Director Atanas Maina.
The booking website, he said, will enable passengers to book
tickets 30 days in advance unlike before where passengers could only book 14
days in advance.
However, group bookings, consisting of more than 20
passengers, must be made 32 days to the date of travel.
How to Book Madaraka Express SGR Online
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- Go
to the portal metickets.krc.co.ke (Madaraka Express Online
Booking)
- Select
Train type, there are two options: Inter-county and Express.
- Choose
your ‘From” terminus (the terminus you are traveling from)
- Choose
your ‘To” terminus (your destination terminus)
- Select
your departure date
- Click
on “Book a Train” button
- You
will get the summary of the details entered and the charges to your
selected destination.
- Now
select your most suitable plan and click on “Book a Train” button.
- The
Booking Information page will open for you to enter your personal
information i.e. Full names, Id/passport number, Nationality, phone number
and email address.
- Verify
the details
- “confirm
that you’re not a robot”
- Agree
to the terms of KRC, it good to read!
- Choose
the payment option, “PAY NOW,” or “PAY LATER”.
- If
you select “PAY NOW” there will be a pop up of Mpesa online
instant checkout. Please check your phone with the number you entered, it
will prompt you to enter your Mpesa PIN.
- NB: The
train charges are as follows: Economy class, Kshs. 1000, First class, Kshs.
3,000, children below 3 years free and 3-11 years pay half price.
- You
will receive messages from Mpesa and SGR_Ticket confirming your payment.
- NB:
Remember to print your SGR ticket at the station for verification purposes
to avoid any by inconveniences from the management when boarding the SGR.
- You
are done booking your SGR train, bon voyage
In the past, passengers could only book by paying cash at
the ticketing offices in Nairobi or Mombasa terminus.
The ticket featured a travel date and time but no name. They
also contained travel class, carriage and seat numbers.
An economy class ticket has been going at Sh1000 while first-class ticket goes for Sh3,000.