Kenya Railways scales down Nairobi Commuter services

[John Ashworth]

Kenya Railways scales down Nairobi Commuter services

The Commuter rail services within Nairobi and satellite towns have been scaled down. Kenya Railways Management in a statement on Wednesday scaled down its services to Ruiru, Embakasi village, Limuru, Syokimau and Lukenya. Kenya Railways did not give any reason for the scale down. However, it is understood that most of those who use the service travelled to the upcountry for the festive season. The services are halted from 28 December to 2nd January, 2022. "Normal commuter operations will resume on January 3rd 2022," Kenya Railways said...

[John Ashworth]

Kenya Railways suspends Nairobi service

The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has suspended operations on the Nairobi commuter train service for six days due to a fall in passenger demand during the festive season. The corporation said in a statement Wednesday that the service on key city routes such as Ruiru, Embakasi village, Limuru, Syokimau and Lukenya in Kitengela will grind to a halt starting December 28, 2021 up to January 3, 2022 denying commuters left in Nairobi the convenience of using the trains. Operations on the new railway link from the city centre to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) that cost passengers Sh150 on a single trip, will also be uninterrupted. The corporation will however continue operating the Madaraka Express passenger service, the commuter link to and from Standard Gauge Rail (SGR) Nairobi terminus, the Nairobi-Nanyuki rail service as well as the safari train to and from Kisumu. “We have temporarily halted Nairobi commuter train operations because a number of passengers within the city have traveled to the village to celebrate Christmas with their families,” said the corporation yesterday...