And Zambia Railways says it will soon re-launch the rail signaling
system, which has not been functioning for ages.
Meanwhile, ZRL has proposed to offer a percentage reduction on fares to
boarding schools at the beginning and end of every school term in Southern
Province.
Announcing the launch of the express train’s Livingstone-Lusaka route, ZRL head
of corporate affairs, Benson Ngula, said the train would help reduce deaths
associated with road travel.
“We are going to reduce a lot of road carnage that has been going on. It’s just
a few days ago when one of the buses overturned. We are all aware that our
roads have become a very dangerous place to tread on and therefore, you will be
assured that you will arrive safely by using the train,” Ngula said.
He said ZRL was also targeting most of the traders who travel between Lusaka
and Southern Province towns.
“We have 30 beds in the sleeping class, two carriages for the business and
standard classes and also seven economy carriages,” he said.
And Ngula said a contract had been awarded to Bombadia Consortium to improve
the communications and signals sector of the railways.
He said at the moment, ZRL was using the ground penetrating radar system (GPR)
to trace the position of each train.
“We are able, at any time, to tell you where the train is and we can tell our
customers where their goods are at any particular time without any problems and
this should help them to project and realign their business,” said Ngula.
“In short, we have just done an overwhelming reverse of the negativity done at
the time RSZ (Railway Systems of Zambia) was running the railway line.”
Southern Province ZRL regional manager, Peter Mulimba, said the train would
depart Livingstone for Lusaka on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 18:00 hours
and arrive in Lusaka the following day at 06:27 hours, before embarking on a
return journey to Livingstone at 18:00 hours.
Mulimba said the train fares were K90, K110, K130 and K145 for the economy,
standard, business and sleeping classes respectively.
ZAMBIA
Railways has restricted operations of the Golden Jubilee Michael
Chilufya Sata Express train to the Lusaka-Livingstone route.
And Zambia Railways says it will soon re-launch the rail signaling system, which has not been functioning for ages.
Meanwhile, ZRL has proposed to offer a percentage reduction on fares to boarding schools at the beginning and end of every school term in Southern Province.
Announcing the launch of the express train’s Livingstone-Lusaka route, ZRL head of corporate affairs, Benson Ngula, said the train would help reduce deaths associated with road travel.
“We are going to reduce a lot of road carnage that has been going on. It’s just a few days ago when one of the buses overturned. We are all aware that our roads have become a very dangerous place to tread on and therefore, you will be assured that you will arrive safely by using the train,” Ngula said.
He said ZRL was also targeting most of the traders who travel between Lusaka and Southern Province towns.
“We have 30 beds in the sleeping class, two carriages for the business and standard classes and also seven economy carriages,” he said.
And Ngula said a contract had been awarded to Bombadia Consortium to improve the communications and signals sector of the railways.
He said at the moment, ZRL was using the ground penetrating radar system (GPR) to trace the position of each train.
“We are able, at any time, to tell you where the train is and we can tell our customers where their goods are at any particular time without any problems and this should help them to project and realign their business,” said Ngula.
“In short, we have just done an overwhelming reverse of the negativity done at the time RSZ (Railway Systems of Zambia) was running the railway line.”
Southern Province ZRL regional manager, Peter Mulimba, said the train would depart Livingstone for Lusaka on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 18:00 hours and arrive in Lusaka the following day at 06:27 hours, before embarking on a return journey to Livingstone at 18:00 hours.
Mulimba said the train fares were K90, K110, K130 and K145 for the economy, standard, business and sleeping classes respectively.
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And Zambia Railways says it will soon re-launch the rail signaling system, which has not been functioning for ages.
Meanwhile, ZRL has proposed to offer a percentage reduction on fares to boarding schools at the beginning and end of every school term in Southern Province.
Announcing the launch of the express train’s Livingstone-Lusaka route, ZRL head of corporate affairs, Benson Ngula, said the train would help reduce deaths associated with road travel.
“We are going to reduce a lot of road carnage that has been going on. It’s just a few days ago when one of the buses overturned. We are all aware that our roads have become a very dangerous place to tread on and therefore, you will be assured that you will arrive safely by using the train,” Ngula said.
He said ZRL was also targeting most of the traders who travel between Lusaka and Southern Province towns.
“We have 30 beds in the sleeping class, two carriages for the business and standard classes and also seven economy carriages,” he said.
And Ngula said a contract had been awarded to Bombadia Consortium to improve the communications and signals sector of the railways.
He said at the moment, ZRL was using the ground penetrating radar system (GPR) to trace the position of each train.
“We are able, at any time, to tell you where the train is and we can tell our customers where their goods are at any particular time without any problems and this should help them to project and realign their business,” said Ngula.
“In short, we have just done an overwhelming reverse of the negativity done at the time RSZ (Railway Systems of Zambia) was running the railway line.”
Southern Province ZRL regional manager, Peter Mulimba, said the train would depart Livingstone for Lusaka on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 18:00 hours and arrive in Lusaka the following day at 06:27 hours, before embarking on a return journey to Livingstone at 18:00 hours.
Mulimba said the train fares were K90, K110, K130 and K145 for the economy, standard, business and sleeping classes respectively.
- See more at: http://www.postzambia.com/news.php?id=6519#sthash.UXJqxBBt.dpuf
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