Nairobi airport rail link

Infrastructure project in Kenya

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Nairobi Airport Rail Link

Overview
Status| Planning
Locale| Nairobi
Stations| TBD - includes new station Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and existing Nairobi railway station
Service
Type| Airport rail link
Technical
Line length| approximately 17 km (11 mi)
Track gauge| 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

The Nairobi airport rail link is an infrastructure project in Nairobi, in Kenya.

The government of Kenya has proposed a rapid rail connection between Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and central Nairobi.[1] As of October 2010, construction was under way, and tenders had been awarded.[2] The project costs 800 million shillings ($US9.13m), and involves 2 km of new rail to connect to the existing railway at Embakasi.[3]

## Stations

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The line will likely begin at the existing Nairobi railway station along an existing line to and a 2 km extension to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

There are number of stations and stops along the current rail route to Embakasi:

* Makadara railway station \- existing station
* Donholm rail stop - minor stop
* Stage MPYA rail stop - minor stop
* Pipeline rail stop - minor stop
* Embakasi railway station \- existing station

Both Makadara and Embakasi stations will be rebuilt for the airport link and all other stops either removed or rebuilt.

## See also

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* Railway stations in Kenya

## References

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1. ^ "allAfrica.com: Kenya: Traffic Jams a Headache for Planners as City Residents Lose". 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
2. ^ "Kenya Broadcasting Corporation: - KBC News". Archived from the original on 2012-01-20. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
3. ^ "NAIROBI AIRPORT LINK". Railways Africa. Retrieved 2010-11-09.

## External links

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* Kenya Airports Authority