A key mandate of Kenya Railways Corporation is to promote, facilitate and participate in national and metropolitan railway development. Our objective is to provide modern and efficient rail transport and logistics services for Kenya and the region.
An artist’s impression of the proposed JKIA Station
National Railway Development
Kenya Railways has developed a national masterplan and contributed to the development of a regional one that is currently being implemented. The governments in the region are committed to developing an efficient railway system.
Agreements between countries are being put in place to ensure cross border development and operationalisation of the proposed network. In Kenya the first phase of the development will entail the developmentof a line from Mombasa to Malaba on the Ugandan border with a branch line to Kisumu - Kenya’s main inland port on Lake Victoria. The procurement of this service has already commenced.
Commuter Rail Services
Kenya has an established railway network which has not been fully exploited. To ease congestion around the major cities, Kenya Railways plans to expand and modernise the existing rail commuter service for Nairobi. The project also entails extending the rail commuter service to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and development of modern railway stations which will support other businesses. The existing locomotives hauled trains will be replaced with modern trains, to offer a faster, relaible and more comfortable service. Plans for rail commuter services will be extended to the cities of Mombasa and Kisumu.