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Earth tremor delays SGR passenger train in Voi
Passengers get on board the Madaraka Express train at Voi SGR terminus in Miritini in this picture taken on May 31, 2017.
Photo credit: Jeff Angote | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- The delay was meant to establish whether there was any damage caused by the tremor along the Voi section of the railway line
- The train was allowed to proceed with the journey after the said section was found intact.
The Madaraka Express passenger train was on Wednesday delayed for an hour at Ndii sub-station following an earth tremor that was reported in Voi area in Taita Taveta on Tuesday night.
According to a signal sent from Voi Railways Police Station, the Mombasa-bound train delayed from noon to a few minutes past 1pm following an advise from Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) dispatch office.
