This archive report was first published on 16 June 2020.
Nairobi Commuter Train Services Resume After Review of Curfew Hours ¶
On June 16, 2020, Kenya Railways resumed all commuter train services from Nairobi to Ruiru, Kikuyu, Embakasi, and Syokimau following a review of the national curfew hours.
According to Managing Director Philip Mainga, the services will run between 6am and 7am and 5.30pm and 7pm, adhering to Ministry of Health guidelines on Covid-19.
"We are now offering full service running on the normal schedule. We will still enforce the Covid-19 guidelines to ensure transportation of commuters is a safe undertaking," he said.
Mr. Mainga emphasized the importance of adhering to health guidelines, stating that commuters must wash their hands with soap at installed water points while sanitizing booths have been installed for use within the stations.
The Nairobi-Mombasa modern passenger train services remain inactive following cessation movement orders in and out of Nairobi to stem the spread of Covid-19 infections.
However, the Madaraka Express passenger service and its related link train service from Nairobi central station will resume once the cessation order is lifted.
Additionally, work on the planned Nairobi-Nanyuki passenger train service is progressing well and will be commissioned soon.
Train schedules have been posted on Kenya Railways' social media pages as well as on its website.
Here are the updated train schedules:
- The Kikuyu-Nairobi train leaves at 6am and arrives at 7.35am.
- The Ruiru train leaves at 6.10am and arrives in Nairobi at 7.45am.
- The Syokimau-Nairobi 6.30am train arrives at 7.15am.
- The Embakasi-Nairobi train leaves at 7.05am and arrives in Nairobi at 7.55am.
- The Nairobi-Kahawa train starts off at 8am and arrives in Nairobi at 8.50am.
- Evening trains start off at 5.30pm to Syokimau, Embakasi (6.05pm), Kikuyu (5.35pm), and Ruiru (5.40pm).
