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The Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is a new, electrified railway system that connects Tanzania with Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is part of the East African Railway Master Plan and has six phases of construction, with different sections in operation or under construction.
The Kenya Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is a partially finished railway system connecting Kenya's cities and neighboring countries. It is a 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1⁄2 in) standard gauge railway that replaced the old metre-gauge railway system and was built with Chinese loans and contracts.
The Mombasa-Nairobi SGR generally runs parallel to the Uganda Railway, a metre-gauge line that was built during British colonial rule. [14] The SGR, however, has a straighter alignment that accommodates higher speeds. Because of the rough and hilly terrain, large portions of the SGR were built on viaducts and embankments and in cuttings.
In December 2023, the AfDB approved various financing structures valued at US$696.41 million. The funds are intended for an electrified Tabora-Kigoma link in Tanzania as well as the Tanzania–Burundi SGR. The bank will provide US$98.62 million to Burundi in the form of grants and US$597.79 million to Tanzania in the form of loans and guarantees.
Nairobi Terminus is a railway station on the Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) located in Syokimau, just south of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.Three passenger trains leave the station every day, an inter-county train that stops at all stations and two express trains that go directly to Mombasa Terminus.
Learn about the history, network, and operations of railways in Kenya, including the metre-gauge and standard-gauge lines. Find out how Kenya connects with Uganda and Tanzania by rail, and the challenges and opportunities of the sector.
The Rwanda Standard Gauge Railway is a standard gauge railway (SGR) system, under development, linking the country to the neighboring countries of Tanzania and Uganda.It is intended to ease the transfer of goods between the Indian Ocean ports of Dar es Salaam and Mombasa, and the Rwandan capital Kigali.
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