Nairobi Commuter Rail
The Nairobi Commuter Rail (NCR) is a network of diesel trains serving Nairobi and its suburbs. In 2020, 13,000 daily passengers used this service.[4] After being modernized, the NCR was inaugurated by president Uhuru Kenyatta on 10 November 2020.[5]
| Nairobi Commuter Rail | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Stations | 22 |
| Service | |
| Type | Commuter rail |
| Services | 5 |
| Operator(s) | Kenya Railways Corporation |
| Daily ridership | 13,000[1] |
| Technical | |
| Track length | 160 km (99.42 mi)[2] |
| Number of tracks | Double track between Makadara and Nairobi, single track elsewhere[3] |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
Services
Nairobi Commuter Rail Map |
|---|
| Line | Intermediate stops | Services per day |
|---|---|---|
| Nairobi–Embakasi Village | Makadara, Donholm, Pipeline | 15 |
| Nairobi–Syokimau | Makadara, Imara Daima, Nairobi Terminus | 14[lower-alpha 1] |
| Nairobi–Ruiru | Makadara, Dandora, Mwiki, Githurai, Kahawa West | 4[lower-alpha 2] |
| Nairobi–Limuru | Kibera, Dagoretti, Kikuyu | 2 |
| Nairobi–Lukenya | Makadara, Imara Daima, Embakasi, Mlolongo, Athi River, Kitengela | 2 |
- One service (night service) starts at Nairobi Terminus.
- Two services start/end at Kahawa West.
Rolling Stock
In April 2020 Kenya Railways acquired 11 refurbished diesel multiple units from Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca.[7] These trains were built between 1994 and 2003 by CAF as Serie 61 de SFM and were running on the metre gauge railway network on the Spanish island of Mallorca.
See also
- Suburban railways in Africa
- Nairobi Light Rail[8]
References
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- "Syokimau train service to delay - Corporate News". businessdailyafrica.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
- Kiarie, Pauline Wambui (2014). Sustainable management of rail land: a case study of Nairobi Commuter Rail network (PDF) (MSc thesis). Kenyatta University. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- "KRC to order new DMUs for Nairobi Commuter Rail network". International Railway Journal. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- "Uhuru Launches New Nairobi Commuter Rail Service". Mwakilishi.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- "Nairobi commuter rail service" (PDF). Kenya Railways. October 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- "Kenya starts shipping Sh1.1 billion refurbished diesel trains". The Star. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- "Hungarian LRT for Nairobi | Railways Africa". railwaysafrica.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
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