The Nairobi Light Rail system was announced in 2016.
A financing deal was signed with France in 2019, and the project is expected to be complete by 2021.
Lines
The first stage is a connection between the main station of the existing narrow gauge line, with the new station of the standard gauge line now nearing completion.
Stations and stops
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Thika Road
Thika Road (commonly known as the Thika Superhighway) is an 8-lane controlled-access highway in Kenya, with 12 lanes in some sections. It links the capital city of Nairobi with the industrial town of Thika. Thika Road forms 50 km of the A2 Highw ...
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Ngong Road
Ngong Road is a major road in Kenya that links the city of Nairobi to Ngong town. It runs from the Nairobi central business district all the way to the Ngong Stadium, passing by major places in Nairobi and Ngong such as the Kenyatta National Hosp ...
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Ongata Rongai
Ongata Rongai (also known as Ronga in local slang) is a town located in Kajiado North, Kajiado County, Kenya. The town is situated south of the Nairobi CBD, East of the Ngong hills, and within the greater Nairobi Metropolitan Region. It li ...
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Limuru Road
See also
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Nairobi rail service
The Nairobi Commuter Rail (NCR) is a rail network serving Nairobi and its suburbs. It has five lines and 22 stations. In the first six months of 2023, the service was used by 7354 passengers daily.
After undergoing modernization, the NCR was inaug ...
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Railway stations in Kenya
Railway stations in Kenya include:
Maps
* UN Map
* UNHCR Atlas Map
* Prondis Map
* Railway Gazette International June 2012, p31
* KRC Map
Towns served by metre gauge railways
* Mombasa - Indian Ocean port
* Changamwe
* Miritini
* Mazeras ...
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Mass Rapid Transit System
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separated rapid transit line below ground surface through a tu ...
References
Rail transport in Kenya
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