NAIROBI, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Kenya Railways is set to resume standard gauge railway passenger train services following the lifting of a partial lockdown in capital city Nairobi and coastal city Mombasa on Monday by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Kenya Railways said in a notice on Monday that it will be releasing a new schedule for the train that shuttles between Nairobi and Mombasa.

"Following the lifting of cessation of movement order by President Kenyatta, we wish to inform the public that the Ministry of Transport and Kenya Railways in conjunction with the SGR operator Africa Star Railways Operation Ltd (Afristar) will be releasing a new operational schedule in due course," said Kenya Railways.

The firm added that it is asking members of the public to be patient as it works on mechanisms to resume services.

After the suspension of the passenger services following the partial lockdown, Kenya Railways and Afristar have been offering only cargo services.

The Chinese-built SGR has been an important line in movements of poeple and goods and driving Kenya's economic growth. Enditem

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