Kenya Railways to introduce hourly services on 4 city routes

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The government has acquired locomotive engines to operate on four routes in Nairobi to ease transport crisis.
Under the new programme, Kenya Railways, will introduce hourly train services along the four routes.
According to Benjamin Njenga, a director in the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development, the four engines have already been procured from Spain.
He identified the routes that would benefit from the multi-million project as Ruiru, Embakasi, Athi River and Kikuyu to Nairobi.
“We have over 200km of railway line in Nairobi which is not well utilised and the hourly commuter trains will come in handy," he said.

 

[Meria]

Uwongo tupu like BRT

 

[zapp_brannigan]

Uwongo tupu like BRT

If this one works it will ease traffic hapa Nairobi .

 

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[Mawaya]

The Embakasi track from Donholm to Former Taj Mall flyover isn't a track worth running a train on unless it's thoroughly rehabilitated.
There are many sections it runs through stagnant pools of water or it's entirely covered in mud hence the frequent mishaps on the line.

 

[Makavelli]

Vitu kw ground hazitakuwa diffelent ka SGR?

 

[Introvert]

All the good guys who knew about road and rail are either dead or too old.
Jakipash 2020
I spent the weekend with two of the best.

 

[shocks]

kimbo ni shimo deep sana, sijui how that station would work. tho ikianza shida zangu zitapungua sana

 

[Fala12]

Waweke 4trains during rush hour ya asubuhi na jioni.
Hourly trains don't make economic sense

 

[Nattydread]

How many billions were padded into this deal?

 

[Internet]

Leaders own matatus. They will resist this move because it will be hurting their pockets

 

[Anglututu]

Waweke 4trains during rush hour ya asubuhi na jioni.
Hourly trains don't make economic sense

Not really, hourly is how things should be done, to beat this road congestion in the city.
Maybe boost up rush hour periods...

 

[Cortedivoire]

The Embakasi track from Donholm to Former Taj Mall flyover isn't a track worth running a train on unless it's thoroughly rehabilitated.
There are many sections it runs through stagnant pools of water or it's entirely covered in mud hence the frequent mishaps on the line.

Kumbe unaishi pipu ama telaviv

 

[Okiya]

Uwongo tupu like BRT

Hii nayo ni ukweli. I happen to have stumbled on a lot of info on this project. By end of this year the DMUs will be here servicing Ruiru, Embakasi, Syokimau and Kikuyu

 

[Meria]

Hii nayo ni ukweli. I happen to have stumbled on a lot of info on this project. By end of this year the DMUs will be here servicing Ruiru, Embakasi, Syokimau and Kikuyu

can we bet

 

[Okiya]

can we bet

Yes we can bet. If by December these DMUs will not be operational I will join tanga tanga and say liwe liwalo hata kama I fully know it will end in tears.

 

[Ubongo]

Yes we can bet. If by December these DMUs will not be operational I will join tanga tanga and say liwe liwalo hata kama I fully know it will end in tears.

Hehehe you can be humorous. Let's wait. Macharia should be the last person to trust

 

[Meria]

Hehehe you can be humorous. Let's wait. Macharia should be the last person to trust

Amejiingiza kwa box.
We got him now.
We all know this govt can't deliver

 

[Duke of Busia]

Are they going to convert Umoinner into locomotives so that they serve Town-umoja or other Sacco's respectively.

Vile me husema CS Macharia should be shot pale Uhuru park saa sita mchana mbele ya public

 

[Okiya]

Hehehe you can be humorous. Let's wait. Macharia should be the last person to trust

The PS is trustworthy