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| The proposed station source: vision2030.go.ke |
The 2.2 kilometre railway line that connects the newly built
Syokimau station with the old Embakasi line is complete. It has cost Ksh 200
million and is expected to be fully operational by the end of July. This comes
after the last extension of the Kenya-Uganda railway line [Kisumu-Butere] by
the British colonialist back in the 30s.
The Syokimau station will be the first of 10 similar hubs
that Kenya Railways plans to construct in partnership with private investors. The
other 6.5 kilometre rail line will connect Embakasi to the Jomo Kenyatta International
Airport (JKIA) and construction will start July 2013.
Nairobi commuter rail system is expected to interlink satellite
towns which include Kikuyu, Kiserian and Ngong and later converge at the
Central Business District.
Unfortunately, the construction of the railroad will have
the residents of Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums evicted.
Other reforms that the government is opting to take in line
with vision 2030 include the replacement of the 14 seater matatus with higher
capacity public service buses and a mobile taxi service that work without
parking areas.
Your blog is good source of knowledge as well as helpful for my Rail Transport Market Research and Development.
ReplyDeletecommuter rail system is the answer to the traffic congestion in Kenya. but stakeholders like to give it a blind eye because it is not a lucrative venture
ReplyDeleteLets hope that maintenance cost will not be a problem
ReplyDeleteThanks to the KENYAN GOVERNMENT for such an effort