Friday, March 29, 2024

Pay for SGR train fare on M-Pesa from today

Kenyans seeking to travel between Nairobi and Mombasa will from today be able to pay for their train fare from the comfort of their mobile phones.

This is after Kenya Railways and Safaricom reached a deal for paybill numbers that will allow commuters to pay from home and get tickets at the station. Previously, passengers could only book by paying cash at the ticketing offices in Nairobi or Mombasa.

“M-Pesa payments will be ready from today. Safaricom team is on the ground finalising training for 20 ticket issuers who will be based at our stations. We also intend to bring on board Telkom Kenya and Airtel going forward,” said Kenya Railways managing director Atanas Maina.

About nine paybill accounts will be available, representing each terminal.

Once a payment has been done, a passengers will get a reference number, which he or she will use to get a ticket at the station.

The tickets have a travel date and time but no name. They also contained travel class, carriage and seat numbers.

An economy class ticket costs Sh700 while a first class one goes for Sh3,000.

The booking point paved the way for middlemen who are reportedly buying tickets at Sh700 and selling them at Sh1,000 outside the SGR termini.

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