There will be two trips a week, said António Ungulo, head of institutional communication of Benguela Railway (CFB).
The responsible, cited by Angop, explained that one of the trips will take place on Monday, leaving at 07h00 and returning at 21h24.
The second trip will be on Wednesday, with the same duration and stopping off at the stations of Huambo, Bié and Moxico.
Ticket prices will vary depending on the routes: for the Lobito/Huambo route the tickets will cost 6500 kwanzas, for trips from Lobito to Kuito the price will be 8000 kwanzas and for the Lobito/Luena section the price is 15,350 kwanzas.
If the departure is from Huambo, 5000 kwanzas will be charged for travel to Kuito. Travel between Huambo and Luena costs 12,350 kwanzas and for travel from Kuito to Luena, tickets will cost 10,850 kwanzas.
This Thursday, CFB held a publicity trip to showcase the services to users.
Janet Matana, manager for the commercial area and operations at the Port of Lobito, was one of the guests on the trip. The responsible person took the opportunity to affirm that "the entrance of this train in circulation in this route was already being felt, due to the dynamism of the Lobito Corridor, which will bring other opportunities, including the increase of the flow of passengers".
The express train, which has been stopped for over a year because of covid-19, is composed of cabins, bathrooms, restaurants, among others.
