The Nairobi Commuter Rail (NCR) is a rail network serving
Nairobi
Nairobi is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-central part of Kenya, at an elevation of . The name is derived from the Maasai language, Maasai phrase , which translates to 'place of cool waters', a ...
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 inaugurated on 10 November 2020 by then president
Uhuru Kenyatta
Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta ( born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician who served as the fourth president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. The son of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president, he previously served as Prime Minister of Kenya, Deputy Pri ...
.
On 15 December 2023, president
William Ruto
William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto (born 21 January 1967) is a Kenyan politician who is the fifth and current president of Kenya since 13 September 2022. Prior to becoming president, he served as the first elected Deputy President of Kenya, ...
launched construction of the new
Riruta–
Ngong line that will run through Riruta, Karen, Bulbul and Ngong stations, to be built by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC). The second phase will extend this line to
Kiserian, and the third phase will extend it to
Ongata Rongai.
There are plans to extend the Nairobi–Embakasi Village line to
Ruai and the Nairobi–Syokimau line to
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is an international airport serving Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya. The other three important international airports in Kenya include Kisumu International Airport, Moi International Airport a ...
.
Lines
Rolling stock
In April 2020
Kenya Railways acquired 11 refurbished
diesel multiple units from
Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca.
These trains were built between 1994 and 2003 by
CAF as and were running on the
metre gauge railway network on the
Spanish island of
Mallorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest of the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain, and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...
.
See also
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Nairobi Light Rail
References
Rail transport in Kenya
Railway companies of Kenya
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