Attendants train to work on Chinese built high-speed rail in Kenya

China Plus Published: 2017-05-18 15:09:36
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Train attendants receive training for the new Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi SGR high-speed train that is expected to start trial operations in June. Photos taken May 8, 2017 at the Nairobi South Railway Station in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. [Photo: Xinhua]

Train attendants receive training for the new Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi SGR high-speed train that is expected to start trial operations in June. Photos taken May 8, 2017 at the Nairobi South Railway Station in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. [Photo: Xinhua]

To prepare for the opening, 119 attendants participated in the training course which included etiquette training, customer service training and more, photographed on May 8, 2017 at the Nairobi South Railway Station in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. [Photo: Xinhua]

The train will connect the coastal city of Mombasa to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, and cut the travel time between the cities by more than six hours. The high-speed train will only take four hours to reach its destination, from the original travel time of ten hours. [Photo: Xinhua]

The 480km train route will open for trial operations in June. To prepare, train attendants receive training, photographed on May 8, 2017 at the Nairobi South Railway Station in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. [Photo: Xinhua]

Train attendants receive training for the new Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi SGR high-speed train that is expected to start trial operations in June. Photos taken May 8, 2017 at the Nairobi South Railway Station in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. [Photo: Xinhua]

Train attendants receive training for the new Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi SGR high-speed train that is expected to start trial operations in June. Photos taken May 8, 2017 at the Nairobi South Railway Station in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. [Photo: Xinhua]

Train attendants receive training for the new Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi SGR high-speed train that is expected to start trial operations in June. Photos taken May 8, 2017 at the Nairobi South Railway Station in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. [Photo: Xinhua]

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