One hundred years later, a new railway was launched in Kenya
For the first time in 100 years, a new railway has been launched in Kenya, a country in North-East Africa. The rail link from the southern port city of Mombasa to the capital, Nairobi, opened on Wednesday after a two-and-a-half years of construction with Chinese assistance. This will reduce the distance on the road by about half. The project is expected to boost Kenya's economy in the coming days, as well as create massive employment. The new Mombasa-Nairobi rail link began a hundred years later at this magnificent railway terminal in the southern Kenyan port city of Mombasa.
This will reduce the
distance on the road by about half. The project is expected to boost Kenya's
economy in the coming days, as well as create massive employment. The new
Mombasa-Nairobi rail link began a hundred years later at this magnificent
railway terminal in the southern Kenyan port city of Mombasa. The new rail link
between the south and west of the country will reduce the road distance between
Mombasa and Nairobi by about four hours. The people of the two main cities of
the country will get the benefits. One person said it took six to eight hours
by bus from Mombasa to Nairobi. Now I can go in only 4 hours.
We are very excited
about this train service. Each cargo train with a speed of 90 km per hour will
be able to carry more than 200 containers per hour. It will take less than 6
hours to transport goods from Mombasa to Nairobi. The Kenyan government plans
to set up a wider rail link in January. It is the largest infrastructure built
in Kenya since independence from the British colony in 1973. So at the opening
ceremony, President Uhuru Kenyatta called it the beginning of a new
year"This is a historic moment for us, " said Kenyan President Uhuru
Kenyatta. This railway service is not only for us, the next few generations
will also benefit from it. As part of the master plan to establish rail links
with Tanzania in the south and Uganda in the west, a 470-kilometre railway line
was initially built from Mombasa to the capital Nairobi…
Source: online
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