This archive report was first published on 5 January 2020.
On January 6, 2020, Nairobi residents will be able to use the commuter trains again, after a brief Christmas break.
According to Philip Mainga, the acting managing director of the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC), the trains will be operating on the Ruiru, Embakasi, Kikuyu, and Syokimau routes.
The cheaper commuter trains were suspended on December 23, 2019, due to a reduced number of commuters, but the link train that operates between Nairobi central station and Nairobi terminus continued to run during the holiday period.
Mainga stated that the trains will be operating beginning January 6, 2020, and that the KRC does not intend to add new routes, but rather sustain operations in the existing routes within the city.
The commuter trains charge between Sh40 and Sh60 and have 10 coaches that carry between 150 and 170 passengers per trip. There are morning, mid-morning, afternoon, and evening services available.
Kenya Railways has been working to revamp its operations within the city, including the introduction of a new commuter service from the CBD to Syokimau via Nairobi Terminus in November 2019.
