Dar es Salaam/Dodoma/Morogoro. Tanzania has recorded its first standard gauge railway (SGR) accident since electric train operations began, following the derailment of an electric multiple unit (EMU) train at Ruvu in Coast Region on yesterday.
Before the incident, which occurred shortly after 8am, the SGR had reported only minor technical challenges such as brief power outages and yesterday’s derailment marked the first physical accident since the service was launched in June 2024.
