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January 16, 2025 | Africa

Kenya courts UAE for SGR funding

The country is continuing to struggle to repay loans to China for the first phase of the project, an audit has revealed.

August 6, 2024 | Main line

New coaches for Kenya Railways arrive

CRRC Nanjing Puzhen has supplied 20 coaches for Mombasa - Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).

March 7, 2024 | Africa

Kenya Railways receives more Chinese wagons

A total of 430 standard and metre-gauge wagons arrived on March 4.

February 16, 2024 | Infrastructure

Kenyan government signs contract for Phase 2B of Standard Gauge Railway

Feasibility studies underway for Phase 3.

October 21, 2022 | Africa

Kenya seeks more time to pay off Standard Gauge Railway debt

$US 5bn was lent by China Eximbank for Mombasa - Naivasha route.

July 12, 2022 | Infrastructure

Making rail construction sustainable from conception to completion

Rail is making strides to become more sustainable in its operations, but work remains to reduce the carbon footprint of constructing new lines and stations. The challenge is being taken up around the world, as David Burroughs explains.

May 31, 2022 | Fleet

CRRC Qishuyan locomotives arrive in Kenya

Delivery of 16 metre gauge locomotives underway.

June 1, 2021 | Infrastructure

Kenya to spend $US 297.2m on rail network in 2021-22

The projects include the Nairobi - Naivasha standard gauge railway.

March 12, 2021 | Africa

Kenya Railways to end SGR contract with Afristar

KRC will take over all operations on the line from May 2022.

January 30, 2021 | Africa

Standard gauge development stalls in East Africa

2020 was a year of mixed fortunes for railways in East Africa as plans to construct new standard gauge railway (SGR) lines in Kenya and Uganda stalled, forcing railways to divert more of their resources to refurbishing sections of their metre-gauge railways (MGR).

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