Nairobi is a railway station in the city of Nairobi , on the Ugandan Railway , going from the seaport of Mombasa to Kisumu , a port on Lake Victoria .
| Station | |
| Nairobi Nairobi railway station | |
|---|---|
| Mombasa - Nairobi - Kisumu | |
| Ugandan Railway | |
 | |
| opening date | 1899 |
| Type of | passenger-freight |
| Location |  Kenya , Nairobi |
| Distance to Mombasa | 609 km |
| Distance to Kisumu | 320 km |
History
The station was built in a swampy area outside of settlements in 1899 during the construction of the railway line from Mombasa to Kampala . Quite quickly, the city of Nairobi grew around the station, which already in 1905 became the capital of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya [1] .
In 1971, the Nairobi Railway Museum was opened at the station [2] .
The station is used both for organizing passenger traffic and for rail freight.
Passenger service
Currently, passenger service is only available between Nairobi and Mombasa. Trains run three times a week (from Mombasa on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday; from Nairobi on Monday, Wednesday and Friday). Intermediate stops are provided in the cities of Voi , Mtito Andei and Mackindu .
Trains in Kisumu have been temporarily unavailable since May 2012 [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Reflecting on Nairobi's heritage (inaccessible link) . Urban Africa . University of Cape Town (July 5, 2013). Date of treatment March 12, 2014. Archived July 29, 2013.
- ↑ NAIROBI RAILWAY MUSEUM (inaccessible link) . Kenya Railways Corporation. Date of treatment March 12, 2014. Archived July 17, 2013.
- ↑ Mark Smith. Taking the train across Kenya . Seat 61. Date of treatment March 12, 2014.