The Kenya railways has carried out rehabilitation of the railway lines which saw upgrade of a total of 139 km of railway track upgrading of halts to mini stations, modernizing the Nairobi Central Railway Station and increasing the rolling stock.The Project is geared towards decongesting roads within the Nairobi metropolitan and aims at providing passengers with safe, reliable and affordable transport services in and around Nairobi city.
The Nairobi Commuter Railway network is divided into four corridors Line one Nairobi Central Railway Station- Kikuyu with a length of 31 km and has two intermediate stations; Kibera and Dagoretti, Line two Makadara - Ruiru the corridor has a length of 26 km and it has four intermediate stations; Dandora, Mwiki, Githurai and Kahawa.
Line three Nairobi Central Station-Konza with a length of 75 kilometres (km) and is being rehabilitated to improve the access to the Konza Technopolis City.The line has seven intermediate stations; Makadara, Imara Daima, Embakasi, Athi River, Lukenya, Kapiti and Stony Athi.Line four Makadara - Embakasi Village this corridor has a length of 7.2 km and has two intermediate stations; Donholm and Pipeline.
Speaking during commissioning of the project World Bank has pledged Ksh 65 billion towards the construction of fifty-eight (58) kilometers of new rail network aiming to transform the commuter experience with a target of transporting a hundred thousand (100,000) passengers daily by the end of the 2024/2025 financial year up from the current twenty thousand (20,000).
According the Cabinet secretary In July 2024 Kenya Railways received a batch of new passenger service rolling stock which included: 1 Dining car, 4 Premium Class, 4 First Class, 10 Economy Class coaches and Power.The Government plans to complete thirty-two (32) new stations along which will significantly boost our capacity of commuters within the Nairobi metropolitan.
Passengers will be treated to complimentary beverages and sumptuous meals on board with entertainment pieces ranging from music, comic among others and configured with WiFi to stay connected along the journey.Passengers will enjoy exclusive access to VIP lounges and benefit from priority boarding and disembarkation at the terminals.
