Nairobi Commuter Rail Service

The Revitalized Nairobi Commuter Railway Service was recently commissioned by H.E the President, Uhuru Kenyatta on 10^TH November 2020. The Service had been undergoing major infrastructure changes to integrate and expand different components with the aim of modernizing and upgrading the existing infrastructure.

The main components of the upgrade were construction of new and modernization of existing stations, acquisition of Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs), refurbishing of passenger coaches, rehabilitation of locomotives and other rolling stock and planned rehabilitation of the entire network deployed under commuter rail services.

The Nairobi Commuter Railway service is envisaged to improve the level of service of the commuter passengers, increase safety of operations and reduce the transit time of the trains. The Service outstanding features:

• ‘Park & Ride’ facilities
• Ample security (CCTV cameras)
• Automated ticketing system
• Comfortable coaches