“In order to provide efficient commuter rail services to support the vibrant economy of the Nairobi Metropolitan, Kenya Railways has developed a Master Plan for Nairobi Metropolitan Commuter Rail. Kenya Railways will deploy the new DMUs in five routes: from Nairobi Central Station to Syokimau, Embakasi Village, Thika, Kikuyu and Kitengela. SEE ALSO :Kenya Railways and NLC battle over SGR billionsKenya Railways will also build nine new stations: Kenyatta University, Umoja, Kibera, Thogoto, Mbagathi Way, Thika, Kitengela, Dagoretti and Strathmore University. The revamping of the commuter rail services will result in 132,000 passengers per day being transported as compared to 13,000 passengers transported daily at present. The commuter rail currently transports only 1 per cent of city passenger traffic during the peak hours in Nairobi.

Source: Standard Digital February 26, 2019 09:45 UTC