The Sunday Mail
Online Reporter
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) has announced that trains will be free of charge this Friday to thank those who have been using the train service.
ZUPCO made the following announcement in a statement on Thursday.
“Please note tomorrow (today) all the afternoon Zupco-NRZ train services will be free, (afternoon only), this is to thank all of us who have used the service thus far and importantly to request that all of us try the convenient ride home. Once you try you will never stop,” reads the statement.
ZUPCO further made a follow-up announcement this morning urging commuters to be at the train stations at stipulated times.
“Remember all our ZUPCO-NRZ passenger rail services are free this afternoon. Be at train stations by 17:15hrs. Try this magnificent service which you are guaranteed to appreciate. Dzivarasekwa, Mufakose, Ruwa. All three are free this afternoon. See you on the train!”
Early this month, ZUPCO announced measures aimed at addressing transport challenges and to ease congestion coming into and out of the central business district area of Harare.
