•In a tweet, Kenya Railways said the matter was being addressed.
•Services resumed shortly after.
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The Madaraka Express passenger service express service on Monday made an unscheduled stop for a safety check on the section between Mtito Andei and Kibwezi stations.
In a tweet, Kenya Railways said the matter was being addressed.
Passengers aboard the Nairobi and Mombasa bound Madaraka Express trains were left stranded after both were stopped midway over a safety scare on the rail path.
"We would like to assure our passengers that their safety is of paramount importance to us and we sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused," Kenya railways said in a statement via Twitter.
Services resumed shortly after.
SERVICE UPDATE:
— Kenya Railways (@KenyaRailways_) November 22, 2021
We have made an unscheduled stop on the Madaraka Express Passenger Service Express Service this afternoon for a safety check on the section between Mtito Andei and Kibwezi stations. Our personnel are addressing the situation and the journey will resume shortly
"We have completed the safety check and normal services have resumed. The trains will arrive in Nairobi at 9:00 pm and in Mombasa at 9:30 pm," Kenya Railways said in an updated statement, via Twitter.
October last year, an earth tremor caused a one-and-a-half hour delay on the Madaraka Express passenger service inter-county train from Nairobi to Mombasa.
"The train was forced to come to an unscheduled stop today in Tsavo West National Park following reports of an earth tremor in Voi," Kenya Railways said in a statement.
"The stop was necessary as officials in the area carried out investigations to ascertain if the railway line had been affected by the tremor."
The stop lasted one hour before the train crew received the green light from the control centre to proceed with the journey.
The train which had departed Nairobi Terminus at 8am arrived in Mombasa at 3.30pm, translating to a one and a half hours delay.