The Tanzania Railways Limited (TRL) has announced that starting from February 15 it will increase train fares by 11.6 percent for all its services across the country.The TRL, a joint venture between India's RITES group and the Tanzanian government, announced the train fare hike through a statement.
Passengers travelling from Dar es Salaam to Mwanza in the northwest of the country will have to part with 59,800 Tanzanian shillings (47.8 U.S. dollars) for the 1,500-kilometer rail travel, the dearest train fare within the TRL routes.
The RITES group holds 51 percent of the TRL company while the government of Tanzania holds the remainder.
The Indian consortium entered the joint venture through a 25-year lease.
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This hapened durng Mkapa time at that time fisadi's business were booming and now we are sufering the consiquences.
Jk you got long way to go because of some one else crapy
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