How bus firms are adjusting to competition from SGR

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Buses at the Magufuli Bus Terminal in Dar es salaam. PHOTO | FILE

Dar es Salaam. In response to the growing popularity of electric trains on the standard gauge railway (SGR), Tanzanian bus operators are devising strategies to stay afloat.

The introduction of the SGR has prompted several bus companies to diversify their routes and invest in new buses to cater for regions not covered by the new rail network.