Uganda resumes passenger train services in Kampala after renovation

STORY: Uganda resumes passenger train services in Kampala after renovation SHOOTING TIME: May 2, 2024 DATELINE: May 4, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:56 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TRANSPORTATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kampala 2. various of the train station in Kampala 3. various of the platform of the train station in Kampala 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KATUMBA WAMALA, Minister of Works and Transport 5. various of the train 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RIHANNA NANTAMBI, Passenger 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KATUMBA WAMALA, Minister of Works and Transport 8. various of the train STORYLINE: Uganda has resumed passenger train services in parts of the capital city Kampala following a year of renovation work. A locomotive pulling five coaches, with a capacity of carrying up to 800 passengers, now operates four trips per day -- two in the morning and two in the evening. The fare for a trip is 2,000 Ugandan shillings (about 50 U.S. cents), an increase from the previous 1,000 shillings. The renovation of the Kampala

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-ENTEBBE EXPRESSWAY-TOLLING-LAUNCH

(220108) -- WAKISO, Jan. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala (1st L, front), Ugandan minister of works and transport, tours a part of Kampala-Entebbe Expressway after launching the tolling system in Uganda, Jan. 8, 2022. Uganda on Saturday started charging the public for using the Chinese built Kampala-Entebbe Expressway. The road was built through a joint venture by the government of Uganda and a loan from the Chinese government. TO GO WITH: Uganda starts charging tolls for using Chinese-built expressway (Photo by Joseph Kiggundu/Xinhua)