ADDITIONAL STATION IN NAIROBI
By railwaysafricaeditor / December 19, 2010 / Kenya
Railways Africa
Construction of a new Sh250 million station on Mombasa Road is expected to begin in January 2011. The project forms part of the proposed new commuter rail system in Nairobi and environs. Managing director of Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) Nduva Muli confirms that a contract has been signed with El Noor Construction Ltd. Muli unveiled a new logo and slogan at the Sarova Stanley Hotel on 8 December. An amount of Sh600 million was allocated in the government’s 2009/10 budget for the feasibility study, which has been completed. Approximately 160km of the existing rail system within Nairobi is to be rehabilitated and a new line about 7km in length is to be built to Unit 3 at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. An allocation of Sh1.9 billion towards the project was provided in the current 2010/11 budget. Track renovation is to be undertaken departmentally. “We are soon upgrading the track ourselves because we have the expertise,†Muli explains. The upgrade, he said, will cost Sh1 billion and the rolling stock another Sh300 million.
The multi-phased project, whose total cost is estimated at Sh24 billion, will link the city centre with outlying areas such as Thika, Limuru and Athi River/Lukenya. “We plan to finance the whole project using funds from the exchequer, proceeds of a Sh10 billion infrastructure bond we intend to float and through public-private partnerships,†Muli says. Originally conceived following a strike by matatu minibus operators in 1992, the scheme eventually got off the ground in April 2009 when the corporation signed a joint development agreement with InfraCo, a “donor-funded infrastructure development companyâ€. This is said to “shoulder much of the upfront costs and risks of early stage development, thereby reducing the entry costs of private sector infrastructure developers.â€
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KR seeks Nema approval to build modern train station in Nairobi
Daily Nation
By NATION REPORTER
Posted Monday, December 27 2010 at 17:31
Kenya Railways is seeking approval to build a modern train station in Syokimau, off Mombasa Road.
The corporation has already submitted application for an environmental impact assessment to the the National Environmental Management Authority (Nema).
The environmental watchdog has in turn asked the public to raise any issues they might have with the proposed Syokimau Railway Station and car park before it approves the project.
“Nema invites members of the public to submit oral or written comments within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice (December 27, 2010) to the director general, Nema, to assist the authority in the approval process of the project,†an advertisement appearing in the press on Monday said in part.
This means construction works on the station, which is part of the proposed commuter railway service in Nairobi and its environs, can start at the earliest in February, next year.
This is a further delay to the process, which KR managing director Nduva Muli had recently projected would commence next month.
“We handed over (to the contractor) the site yesterday (Wednesday) and we expect them to start the construction by January (2011),†he said while unveiling the company’s new logo and slogan in Nairobi on December 9.
Mr Muli said the contractor, El Noor Construction Ltd, would carry out the project, which is on two parcels of land located about 12.5km from Nairobi’s Central Business District.
The project consists of a two-storey railway station building, a boarding/disembarking platform, terminal rail tracks, a car park and a public transport exchange point.
The station, expected to cost Sh250 million, is the first phase of the ambitious railway service aimed at decongesting traffic in the city. The government is funding the project.
The first phase, which was allocated Sh600 million in the 2009/10 budget for the now complete feasibility studies, will involve the rehabilitation of approximately 160km of the existing rail system within Nairobi.
Daily Nation
By NATION REPORTER
Posted Monday, December 27 2010 at 17:31
Kenya Railways is seeking approval to build a modern train station in Syokimau, off Mombasa Road.
The corporation has already submitted application for an environmental impact assessment to the the National Environmental Management Authority (Nema).
The environmental watchdog has in turn asked the public to raise any issues they might have with the proposed Syokimau Railway Station and car park before it approves the project.
“Nema invites members of the public to submit oral or written comments within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice (December 27, 2010) to the director general, Nema, to assist the authority in the approval process of the project,†an advertisement appearing in the press on Monday said in part.
This means construction works on the station, which is part of the proposed commuter railway service in Nairobi and its environs, can start at the earliest in February, next year.
This is a further delay to the process, which KR managing director Nduva Muli had recently projected would commence next month.
“We handed over (to the contractor) the site yesterday (Wednesday) and we expect them to start the construction by January (2011),†he said while unveiling the company’s new logo and slogan in Nairobi on December 9.
Mr Muli said the contractor, El Noor Construction Ltd, would carry out the project, which is on two parcels of land located about 12.5km from Nairobi’s Central Business District.
The project consists of a two-storey railway station building, a boarding/disembarking platform, terminal rail tracks, a car park and a public transport exchange point.
The station, expected to cost Sh250 million, is the first phase of the ambitious railway service aimed at decongesting traffic in the city. The government is funding the project.
The first phase, which was allocated Sh600 million in the 2009/10 budget for the now complete feasibility studies, will involve the rehabilitation of approximately 160km of the existing rail system within Nairobi.
