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==Recent and future changes== | ==Recent and future changes== | ||
Rift Valley Railways (RVR) suspended | The Mombasa – Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway opened to passenger service on 1 May 2017, whereupon Rift Valley Railways (RVR) suspended their Nairobi - Mombasa long distance passenger service on the old metre gauge line to "enable RVR to reorganize their services". Commercial freight began on 1 January 2018. | ||
An extension from Nairobi to Suswa was completed in October 2019. A second phase would see the line extended to Malaba, near the border with Uganda, and eventually to Kampala. However, it is doubtful that this will ever happen. | |||
==Special Notes== | ==Special Notes== | ||
Revision as of 11:16, 17 December 2021
Country Name
Kenya (officially the Republic of Kenya)
National Railway System
Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC), also Kenya Railways (KR) is the national railway of Kenya. Established in 1977, KR is a state corporation.
Train services are operated by Rift valley railways, the concessionaire of the Kenya-Uganda railway.
Official Website
Language
The national language is Kiswahili; the official languages are Kiswahili and English
Currency
Kenyan shilling (KES)
UIC code
None
Timetable
Journey Planner
A basic list of frequencies is given for:
Downloadable Timetable
None
Printed Timetable
None known
Engineering Information
None known
Bus Information
Not known
Maps
Printed Maps
Web-based Maps
None known
Ticketing
Passenger Train Schedules with effect from 1.1.2012
Gauge
Metre, but see "Recent and future changes", below.
Electrification
There are no electrified lines in Kenya.
Rule of the road
Left but the system is almost entirely single track
Other Railways
None.
Tourist Lines
None.
Metro
None.
Trams
None.
Recent and future changes
The Mombasa – Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway opened to passenger service on 1 May 2017, whereupon Rift Valley Railways (RVR) suspended their Nairobi - Mombasa long distance passenger service on the old metre gauge line to "enable RVR to reorganize their services". Commercial freight began on 1 January 2018. An extension from Nairobi to Suswa was completed in October 2019. A second phase would see the line extended to Malaba, near the border with Uganda, and eventually to Kampala. However, it is doubtful that this will ever happen.
Special Notes
Distances in km:
| Nairobi – Mombasa | 530 |
| Nairobi – Nakuru – Kisumu | 398 |
| Kisumu – Butere | 69 |
