page_title: Kenya Railways Corporation
section_title: Operations
hierarchical_section_title: Kenya Railways Corporation / Operations
caption_attribution_description: This is from the middle of the train! Mt Kilmanjaro just visible in the distance, below the clouds to the left.
context_page_description: Kenya Railways Corporation, also Kenya Railways is the national railway of Kenya. Established in 1977, KR is a state corporation.
context_section_description: Like the other members of the EAC Kenya uses the  narrow gauge track gauge of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in) (metre gauge). The reason was that when the British started the railway construction in 1896 they imported material and workers from India. The Indian gauge and rolling stock was 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in).
  The mainline of the KR is based on the original Uganda Railway. Its 930 km (578 mi) main track connected the Indian Ocean port of  Mombasa to the port of  Kisumu at Lake Victoria. Half way is the capital of Nairobi that was founded as a rail depot of the UR. The British added several branch lines as well as a link to Tanzania and a link to Uganda.  The total system eventually had 2,778 km (1,726 mi) of track.
  As of 2006 much of the overall railway system has been neglected or is in disrepair. Nevertheless, the mainline from Mombasa to Kisumu is operative though at reduced speed. For passengers, the "Jumbo Kenya Deluxe" connects Nairobi and Mombasa.  The fourteen-hour overnight trip runs three times a week either eastbound or westbound on the single track. The "Port Florence Express" connects Nairobi with Kisumu.
  KR also operates the Kenyan ferry system on Lake Victoria.
  In 2010, KRX announced plans to construct a new station on Mombasa Road in Nairobi; part of a planned commuter network which would include an airport link.
caption: The Nairobi - Mombasa overnight train with Kilimanjaro on the horizon.
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