Nairobi commuter rail service

The Nairobi commuter rail service[4] (NCRS) is a network of diesel trains serving Nairobi and its suburbs. In 2020, 13,000 daily passengers used this service.[5] After being modernized, the NCRS was inaugurated by president Uhuru Kenyatta on 10 November 2020.[6]

Nairobi Commuter Rail
Overview
Stations26
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Services4
Route number4
Operator(s)Kenya Railways Corporation
Daily ridership13,000[1]
Technical
Track length160 km (99.42 mi)[2]
Number of tracksDouble track between Makadara Estate and Nairobi Central Station, single track on the remaining parts[3]
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge

Services
Nairobi Commuter Rail Map
to Kijabe
 Kikuyu
 Dagoretti
 Kibera
 Laini Saba
Kikuyu–
Nairobi line
Nairobi
Makadara Yard
Makadara
1: Syokimau–Nairobi line
2: Ruiru–Nairobi line
Donholm
3: Embakasi–Nairobi line
Tassia
Mutindwa
Pipeline
Kariobangi South
Imara Daima
Dandora
 Embakasi
Maili Saba
 Syokimau
Mwiki
to Mombasa
Githurai
 Kahawa
 Kenyatta University
 Ruiru
to Nanyuki
Services
Name Intermediate stops Daily ridership Services per day Average boarding per train
Ruiru–Nairobi lineKahawa, Githurai, Mwiki, Maili Saba, Dandora, S. Mtwinda, Makadara1,8002900
Embakasi Village–Nairobi lineAviation, Tai Mall, Avenue Park, Quarry, Donholm, Makadara1,6002800
Kikuyu–Nairobi lineThogoto, Dagoretti Station, Lenana, Satellite, Kibera, Gatwekera, Mashomoni, Laini Saba1,6002800
Syokimau–Nairobi lineImara, Makadara4,4006732

Stations

Existing
  • Syokimau - 2012
  • Nairobi Central Business District
  • Kikuyu train station. (2020)
  • Imara daima train station (2020)

Proposed stations

Rolling Stock

In April 2020 Kenya Railways acquired 11 refurbished Diesel Multiple Units (DMU) from Spanish firm Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca.[7] These trains were built between 1994 and 2003 by CAF as Serie 61 de SFM. The DMUs were running on the metre gauge railway network on the Spanish island of Mallorca.

See also

References
  1. "Cabinet okays Sh2.5bn city high-speed train plan". Business Daily Africa. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. "Syokimau train service to delay - Corporate News". businessdailyafrica.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  3. http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/bitstream/handle/123456789/12919/Sustainable%20management%20of%20Rail%20lan.....pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
  4. "Kenya Railways – Nairobi Commuter Rail Service". Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  5. "KRC to order new DMUs for Nairobi Commuter Rail network". International Railway Journal. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. "Uhuru Launches New Nairobi Commuter Rail Service". Mwakilishi.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  7. "Kenya starts shipping Sh1.1 billion refurbished diesel trains". The Star. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  8. "Hungarian LRT for Nairobi | Railways Africa". railwaysafrica.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.


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