Nairobi rail service

Nairobi Commuter Rail
Overview
Type Commuter rail
Stations 26
Services 4
Daily ridership 9,400 [1]
Operation
Operator(s) Kenya Railways Corporation
Technical
Track length 160 km (99.42 mi)[2]
No. of tracks Double track between Makadara Estate and Nairobi Central Station, single track on the remaining parts[3]
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge

The Nairobi rail service is a network of diesel trains serving Nairobi and its suburbs. In 2015 400 000 passengers per month used this service.[4]

Services [5]

Name Intermediate stops Daily ridership Services per day Average boarding per train
Ruiru-Nairobi Kahawa, Githurai, Mwiki, Maili Saba, Dandora, S. Mtwinda, Makadara 1,800 2 900
Embakasi Village - Nairobi Aviation, Tai Mall, Avenue Park, Quarry, Donholm, Makadara 1,600 2 800
Kikuyu - Nairobi Thogoto, Dagoretti Station, Lenana, Satellite, Kibera, Gatwekera, Mashomoni, Laini Saba 1,600 2 800
Syokimau - Nairobi Imara, Makadara 4,400 6 732

Stations

Stations include:

Existing

Proposed stations

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1epkt2sb6zk
  2. ↑ http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Syokimau+train+service+to+delay/-/539550/1206862/-/y6i4o3/-/index.html
  3. ↑ http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/bitstream/handle/123456789/12919/Sustainable%20management%20of%20Rail%20lan.....pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
  4. ↑ http://www.chimpreports.com/musisi-in-nairobi-as-kcca-expedites-kampala-train-plan/
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1epkt2sb6zk


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