Freight charges to drop 40pc when SGR starts operation

Technicians work on a section of the SGR project. A top bank official says freight charges will go down by up to 40 percent when the railway becomes operational.

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The modern railway will also be able to haul up to 10, 000 tonnes of freight, equivalent to 500 lorries per trip to have a positive impact on the country’s economy in the future.