President Uhuru Kenyatta will on Tuesday launch the Nairobi Commuter Rail System.
The system includes new Diesel Mobile Units and Commuter Rail Buses
The Nairobi Central Station will serve as the key center of operation connecting up to 10 stations in satellite towns, together with a newly established station in Pipeline and Donholm.
At the moment there are commuter train services on Nairobi – Kibera – Kikuyu route, Nairobi – Githurai – Mwiki – Kahawa – Ruiru route, Nairobi-Embakasi route, and Nairobi – Imara Daima-Syokimau route.
Once the commuter trail has been launched, Kenya Railways is targeting to serve up to 230,000 city commuters daily.
With the project, Nairobians are expected to save both time and money as well as enjoy much-needed comfort on their way to and from the city center.
The commuter rail is part of the plan for an integrated commuter system within Nairobi and its environs. The plan also consists of the Bus Transit, monorail, and underground rail.
Kenya Railways Managing Director Philip Mainga said daily, on average they move 30,000 to 40,000 passengers through the station.
Mr. Maina noted that everyday Kenya Railways is operating a minimum of three trains in the morning, and another three in the evening, in all its routes.
“What we are planning now, after renovation and rehabilitation of the stations that you saw, we expect in which every one hour that we will be having about 40,000 people exiting, and getting through this station within one to two hours,” Mainga said as reported by the Star.
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“That number would translate from 30 or 40 to around almost 150,000 people per day and ultimately we are expecting that we will be moving three million passengers per month throng these stations,” he added.
Kenya Railways bought 11 sets of Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs).
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