China-built modern railway helps facilitate mobility in Kenya

STORY: China-built modern railway helps facilitate mobility in Kenya DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of the Mombasa-Nairobi (Standard Gauge) RailwaySTANDUP 1 (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter in Kenyavarious of passengersSOUNDBITE 1 (English): SYLVIA NDUNG'E, PassengerSOUNDBITE 2 (English): HELLEN MUGUGWA, PassengerSOUNDBITE 3 (ENGLISH): EDWIN, Passenger STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter in Kenya "On May 31, 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi (Standard Gauge) Railway, also known as SGR, built by a Chinese company, was open to the public. It is Kenya's first modern railway in 100 years. In the past 5 years, the Mombasa-Nairobi railway has transported a total of 7.8 million passengers, with the highest number of daily passengers exceeding 10,000. Currently, it is a few minutes to when the next train leaves from this Mombasa City to Nairobi City. As you can see, to my right, there are passengers coming in." The Mombasa-Na

Taking a ride on standard gauge railway in Kenya

STORY: Taking a ride on standard gauge railway in Kenya DATELINE: May 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: TRANSPORTATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the railway 2. STANDUP 1 (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HELLEN MUGUGWA, Passenger, teacher 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHN MUANGE, SGR locomotive driver 5. STANDUP 2 (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): RUTH WANGARA, Xinhua reporter "This is one of the train rides being operated independently by Kenyans. It has been about 40 minutes from the Nairobi terminus to this Ngong terminus. I can describe the train ride as smooth." The standard gauge railway (SGR) linking Nairobi and Ngong is part of the Nairobi-Suswa railway which was launched in October 2019. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HELLEN MUGUGWA, Passenger, teacher "We chose the SGR for our educational trip because first of all it's a new technology in Kenya and we were really looking forward to getting on the SGR and because it