Nairobi railway station

Nairobi Railway Station
Heavy rail / freight
Station statistics
Lines Uganda Railway
Other information
Opened 1899[1]

Nairobi railway station is a railway station located in Nairobi, Kenya. The station is on the Uganda Railway, and runs services to Mombasa three times per week.[2] There has, however, been suggestion that daily services will resume from around Easter 2010 for the first time since August 2004.[3]

History

The station was built in 1899 and saw structural additions throughout the 20th century.[1]

When the railway connection between Kenya and Tanzania closed in 2006, rail services ceased to operate between the two countries. A bus route, however, provides international transport between Nairobi and Arusha, and takes approximately 5 hours.[4]

Museum

Main article: Nairobi Railway Museum

In 1971, the East African Railways and Harbours Corporation established the Nairobi Railway Museum to preserve and display the history of rail travel in East Africa. The museum is connected to the main line by rail, allowing steam excursions on restored locomotives.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nairobi Railway Station". ArchNet. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2010. http://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=13074. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  2. ^ "Nairobi-Mombasa train with Kenya Railways". East Africa Shuttles and Safaris. 8 February 2010. http://www.eastafricashuttles.com/train.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  3. ^ Smith, Mark (18 January 2010). "Nairobi to Mombassa by train...". Seat 61. http://www.seat61.com/Kenya.htm#Nairobi%20to%20Kisumu%20by%20train. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  4. ^ "Nairobi railway station page". Nairobi.be. 2747.com. 1 November 2009. http://www.2747.com/2747/world/station/nairobi.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  5. ^ Wall, Graeme (30 October 2009). "Nairobi Railway Museum". Greywall. Greywall Productions. http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail/Kenya/nrm.html. Retrieved 13 February 2010.