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  • Mombasa
    Mombasa
    Mombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya. Lying next to the Indian Ocean, it has a major port and an international airport. The city also serves as the centre of the coastal tourism industry....

     - ocean port
  • Changamwe
    Changamwe
    - Geography :The area is primarily industrial, with a number of modern concrete tower blocks housing residents. Industries include refineries and various process industries...

  • Miritini
    Miritini
    Miritini is a suburb of Mombasa, Kenya. Located in the Changamwe Constituency, it had a population of 31,485 in 1999....

  • Mazeras
    Mazeras
    Mazeras is a township in Coast Province, Kenya, approximately north-west of Mombasa.- Sandstone :Mazeras is known for its sandstone, part of the Duruma series – an extremity of the topology forming the Shimba Hills National Reserve...

  • Mariakani
    Mariakani
    Mariakani is a town lying on the boundary of Kaloleni and Kinango districts , Coast Province of Kenya, 36 kilometres northwest of the port city of Mombasa.- Overview :Colonial time Administration...

  • Maji ya Chumvi
    Maji ya Chumvi
    Maji ya Chumvi is a settlement in Kenya's Coast Province....

  • Samburu
  • Taru
  • Mackinnon Road
    Mackinnon Road
    Mackinnon Road is a town in Coast Province, Kenya, with a population of around 8000 in 1999, located between Mombasa and Voi.It has a station on the railway between Mombasa and Nairobi and was probably named because it was a junction of the Uganda Railway and the Mackinnon ox cart road 90km/60...

  • Mwanatibu
  • Buchuma
  • Wangala
  • Maungu
  • Ndara
  • Voi
    Voi
    Voi is a market town in southern Kenya, lying on the edge of the Tsavo National Park. It lies at the junction of the railway lines from Nairobi to Mombasa and Taveta. Also the Voi Sisal Estates are located near the town. Voi is also located near some Taita villages like, Ikanga and...

     - junction
    • Mwatate
      Mwatate
      Mwatate is a village in Taita-Taveta District in the southern side of the Taita Hills. It is the headquarters of the Mwatate administrative division of the district....

    • Bura
      Bura, Taita-Taveta District, Kenya
      Bura is a village in the Taita-Taveta District of Coast Province in Kenya, south of Wundanyi. Bura is located 10 kilometres west of Mwatate and its approximately 60 miles from the Indian Ocean. Administratively, Bura is a location in Mwatate division of Taita-Taveta District...

    • Mashoti
    • Maktau
    • Murka
    • Ziwani
      Ziwani
      - Transport :It is served by a station on the national railway system of Kenya, on the international line connecting with Tanzania....

    • Taveta
      Taveta, Kenya
      Taveta is a town in the Taveta District of Coast Province in Kenya. The town has an urban population of 11,500 .- Overview :The town of Taveta is wedged into a projection of Kenyan territory bordered on the north and west by Tanzania. The irregularity in the border was created c...

       - near Tanzania
      Tanzania
      The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

       border
    •   Moshi
      Moshi
      Moshi is a Tanzanian town with a population of 144,739 in Kilimanjaro Region. The town is situated on the lower slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro, a volcanic mountain that is the highest mountain in Africa....

       - in Tanzania
      Tanzania
      The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

  • Irima
  • Ndi
    NDI
    NDI can refer to:*National Democratic Institute for International Affairs*National Datacast Incorporated, the PBS datacasting subsidiary*Non-Destructive Inspection *Non-Developmental Item, in the Federal Acquisition Regulations...

  • Manyani
  • Tsavo
    Tsavo
    Tsavo is a region of Kenya located at the crossing of the Uganda Railway over the Tsavo River, close to where it meets the Athi River. It is a KiKamba word meaning "a place of slaughter", a reference to the murderous attacks of Maasai morani on Kamba people there...

  • Kyulu
  • Kenani
  • Kanga
  • Mtito Andei
    Mtito Andei
    -Location:The town is located in Makueni District, Eastern Province, in the country's southeastern part on the map, close to the International border with the Republic of Tanzania. Its location lies approximately , by road, southeast of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya and the largest city in that...

  • Kathekani
  • Darajani
    Darajani
    Darajani is a small town in central Kenya....

  • Ngwata
  • Masongaleni
  • Kikumbulyu
  • Kibwezi
    Kibwezi
    Kibwezi is a town in Makueni District, Eastern Province, Kenya.Kibwezi town is the headquarters of Kibwezi division, one of 15 administrative divisions in Makueni District. The division has a population of 80,236, of whom 4,695 are classified urban. The division has four locations: Kikumbulyu,...

  • Mbuinzau
    Mbuinzau
    Mbwinzau is a settlement in Kenya's Eastern Province....

  • Makindu
    Makindu
    -Location:The town is located on the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway, in Makueni District, Eastern Province, in southeastern Kenya on the map, close to the International border with the Republic of Tanzania....

  • Ikoyo
  • Kiboko
  • Simba
  • Kabati
    Kabati
    Kabati is a settlement in Kenya's Central Province....

  • Emali
    Emali
    Emali is a settlement in Kenya's Rift Valley Province....

  • Nzai
  • Sultan Hamud
    Sultan Hamud
    Sultan Hamud is a town in Kasikeu division of Nzaui District of Eastern Province, Kenya.It is part of Nzaui County Council and Kilome Constituency. .- Transport :...

  • Kima
  • Kalembwani
  • Kiu
    Kiu
    Kiu is a settlement in Kenya's Eastern Province....

  • Ulu
  • Konza
    Konza, Kenya
    Konza is a small town in Machakos District, Eastern Province, Kenya. It is located 160 kilometres south of Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. Machakos town, the district capital, is located 35 kilometres northeast of Konza....

     - junction for Magadi
    Magadi
    Magadi is a town in Ramanagaram district in the Indian state of Karnataka.Magadi was capital of Kempe Gowda who built Bangalore. It is alsothe setting of the true story "Old Munnusamy and the man-eater of Magadi" by Kenneth Anderson ....

    • Kajiado
      Kajiado
      Kajiado is a town in the Rift Valley Province, Kenya. The town is located south of Nairobi, along the Nairobi – Arusha highway. Kajiado has an urban population of 8128 . Local people are predominantly of the Maasai tribe....

    • Kenya Marble Quarry
    • Elangata Wuas
      Elangata Wuas
      Elangata Wuas is a settlement in Kenya's Rift Valley Province....

    • Singiraini
    • Koora
    • Magadi
      Magadi, Kenya
      Magadi, Kenya is a town in the Great Rift Valley at Lake Magadi, located southwest of Nairobi, in southern Kenya. Magadi is northeast of Lake Natron in Tanzania....

       - soda factory, operated by Magadi Soda Company
      Magadi Soda Company
      The Madagi Soda Company manufactures soda ash at the Kenyan town of Magadi, which is in southwestern Kenya. It is the largest manufacturer of soda ash in Africa. The company was founded in 1911 and mines trona from Lake Magadi, in the Rift Valley. Lake Magadi has one of the purest surface deposits...

  • Kapiti Plains Estate
  • Stony Athi
  • Lukenya
  • Athi River (Mavoko)
  • Marimbeti
  • Embakasi
    Embakasi
    Embakasi is a division of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. It is located east of the central business district. As a residential estate it houses mostly lower middle income citizens....

  • Makadara
  • Makongeni
    Makongeni
    Makongeni is a part of Kibera slum in Nairobi. Makongeni has been built for rail workers in the mid-20th century. The councillor for Makongeni ward on the Municipal Council of Thika is Stephen Marubu Mwangi of AGANO party. A Makongeni Primary School exists in Jerusalem and a Makongeni Secondary...

  • Nairobi
    Nairobi
    Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

     - national capital and junction for Nanyuki
    Nanyuki
    Nanyuki is a market town in central-east Rift Valley region of Kenya lying northwest of Mount Kenya along the A2 road and at the terminus of the branch railway from Nairobi. It is situated just north of the Equator . It was founded in 1907 by British settlers, some of whose descendants still live...

    • Dandora
      Dandora
      Dandora is an eastern suburb in Nairobi, Kenya. It is part of the Embakasi division. Dandora is divided into five phases. Dandora was established in 1977, with partial financing by the World Bank in order to offer higher standard of housing . However, the estate has turned into high-density slum...

    • Githurai
      Githurai
      Githurai is a slumburbia in Nairobi,Kenya. It is in the Eastern part of Nairobi, about 12 km from the city centre. Its population likely exceeds 300,000 persons.About half of Githurai is in Kasarani Constituency of Nairobi county while the other half is in Juja Constituency of Kiambu county...

    • Kahawa
      Kahawa
      Kahawa is a suburb and civic ward of Nairobi, Kenya. The ward is part of Kasarani Constituency. Kahawa is located in the northeastern outskirts of Nairobi, along Thika Road ....

    • Ruiru
      Ruiru
      Ruiru is a town in the Thika District of Kenya’s Central Province. Located within three kilometers of Nairobi's city boundary, Ruiru is a dormitory town for the nation's capital, and is connected by both rail and road...

    • Kalimoni (Juja)
    • Komo
    • Thika
      Thika
      Thika is an industrial town in Central Province, Kenya, lying on the A2 road 40 km north east of Nairobi, near the confluence of Thika River & Chania River. Thika has a population of 200,000and is growing rapidly, as is the entire greater Nairobi area...

    • Mitubiri
    • Santamor
    • Makuyu
    • Saba Saba
    • Maragua
      Maragua
      Maragua is a town in the Central Province of Kenya. It is the capital of the Maragua District. The town is located along Thika–Sagana road just 10 km south of Murang'a. Maragua town has an urban population of 4,286 and a total population of 27,384 . Norwegian-Kenyan singer Stella Mwangi was...

    • Murang'a
      Murang'a
      Murang'a is a town in Central Province of Kenya. The town was previously called Fort Hall. It is the administrative centre of Murang'a District and is mainly inhabited by the Kikuyu community....

    • Sagana
      Sagana
      Sagana is a small town in Kirinyaga District, Central, Kenya. It is along the Nairobi-Nyeri highway, 100 kilometres north of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Its name comes from Kenyas longest river, Tana River which is also called Thagana.- See also :...

    • Makaungu
    • Karatina
      Karatina
      Karatina is a town in Central Province, Kenya. It hosts a municipal council and the headquarters of Mathira East district. Karatina municipality has a total population of 6,852, all classified as urban . Karatina municipality has six electoral wards, all falling in the Mathira Constituency...

    • Nyeri
      Nyeri
      Nyeri is a town in situated in the Central Highlands of Kenya Kenya, which was the administrative headquarters of the country's former Central Province...

    • Naro Moru
      Naro Moru
      Naro Moru is a small market town in central Kenya, lying on the Naro Moru River, between Nyeri and Nanyuki. Its main industry is tourism, as a base for hikers ascending Mount Kenya, to its east. Solio Game Reserve lies near the town. The town is the center of the Kieni East division in the Nyeri...

    • Nanyuki
      Nanyuki
      Nanyuki is a market town in central-east Rift Valley region of Kenya lying northwest of Mount Kenya along the A2 road and at the terminus of the branch railway from Nairobi. It is situated just north of the Equator . It was founded in 1907 by British settlers, some of whose descendants still live...

       - branch terminus
  • Kibera
    Kibera
    Kibera is a division of Nairobi Area, Kenya, and neighbourhood of the city of Nairobi, located from the city centre. Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, and the second largest urban slum in Africa...

  • Dagoretti
    Dagoretti
    Dagoretti refers to an area in western Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Administratively it is one of eight divisions of Nairobi. The Dagoretti division is divided into six Locations...

  • Kikuyu
    Kikuyu, Kenya
    Kikuyu is a town in the Central Province of Kenya. The town is located 20 km northwest of central Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Kikuyu hosts a town council and an administrative division in the Kiambu District....

  • Muguga
  • Limuru
    Limuru
    Limuru is a town in central Kenya. It is also the name of a parliamentary constituency and an administrative division. Current 2004 population is about 4800....

  • Uplands (Lari)
  • Matathia
    Matathia
    Matathia is a settlement in Kenya's Rift Valley Province....

  • Kijabe
    Kijabe
    Kijabe is a town in Kenya. Its name is Maasai for "Place of the Wind". It stands on the edge of the Great Rift Valley at an altitude of 2200m, some 50 kilometres north-west of Nairobi. Kijabe is located in the Lari division of Kiambu District. Kijabe has a population 17,334 . Kijabe has a railway...

  • Longonot
  • Suswa
    Suswa
    Suswa is a shield volcano in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. It is located between Narok and Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.Suswa has a unique double crater with a moat-like inner crater surrounding a tilted block of rock...

  • Munyu
  • Naivasha
    Naivasha
    Naivasha is a market town in Rift Valley Province, Kenya, lying north west of Nairobi. It is located on the shore of Lake Naivasha and along the Nairobi - Nakuru highway and Uganda Railway.Naivasha is part of the Nakuru District...

  • Morendat
  • Ilkek
  • Gilgil - junction for Nyahururu
    Nyahururu
    Nyahururu is a town in Kenya, lying east of Nakuru. It is part of Laikipia District in Rift Valley Province. Despite this, Nyahururu formerly functioned as the administrative capital of Nyandarua District, one of seven districts that constitute Central Province in Kenya, until the headquarters...

    • Oleolondo
    • Ol Kalou
      Ol Kalou
      Ol Kalou is a town in Kenya. It is the headquarters of Nyandarua District of Central Province. It is located west of Aberdare range and 40 kilometres east of Nakuru. Ol Kalou is connected by road to Gilgil, Nyahururu and Nakuru...

    • Nyahururu
      Nyahururu
      Nyahururu is a town in Kenya, lying east of Nakuru. It is part of Laikipia District in Rift Valley Province. Despite this, Nyahururu formerly functioned as the administrative capital of Nyandarua District, one of seven districts that constitute Central Province in Kenya, until the headquarters...

       - branch terminus
  • Kariandusi
    Kariandusi
    Kariandus is a settlement in Kenya's Rift Valley Province....

  • Mbaruk
  • Lanet
  • Nakuru
    Nakuru
    Nakuru, the provincial capital of Kenya's Rift Valley province, with roughly 300,000 inhabitants, and currently the fourth largest urban centre in the country, lies about 1850 m above sea level...


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  • Menengai
    Menengai
    Menengai Crater is a massive shield volcano inside one of the biggest calderas in the world, located in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. Farmland occupies its flanks.Menengai is located north of Nakuru, the third-biggest city in Kenya....

  • Rongai
    Rongai
    Rongai is a town in Nakuru District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It lies 30 km west of Nakuru, along the A104 Road and the railway line between Nakuru and Uganda. It is about 10 kilometres north of Elburgon and 15 kilometres east of Molo . The town lies 1912 m above sea level and has a...

  • Visoi
  • Esageri
    Esageri
    Esageri is a settlement in Kenya's Rift Valley Province....

  • Sabatia
  • Maji Mazuri
  • Makutano
    Makutano
    Makutano is a settlement in Kenya's Rift Valley Province....

  • Equator
  • Timboroa
    Timboroa
    Timboroa is a town in southern Uasin Gishu District of Kenya, in the Rift Valley Province. In the civil violence of the aftermath of the 2007 elections, the town was completely destroyed. Timboroa was located just off of the A-104 motorway...

  • Ainakboi
  • Tumeiyo
  • Kipkabus
    Kipkabus
    Kipkabus is a settlement in Kenya's Rift Valley Province....

  • Kaptagat
    Kaptagat
    Kaptagat is a village near 40 kilometres east of Eldoret along the B54 Road in the Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It is located near the edge of the Great Rift Valley just to the southeast of the village of Chepkorio.. Administratively, it is a location in Ainabkoi division of Uasin Gishu District....

  • Cheploske
  • Plateau
  • Sosian
  • Eldoret
    Eldoret
    Eldoret is a town in western Kenya and the administrative centre of Uasin Gishu District of Rift Valley Province. Lying south of the Cherangani Hills, the local elevation varies from about 2100 metres above sea level at the airport to more than 2700 metres in nearby areas...

     - junction for Kitale
    Kitale
    Kitale is an agricultural town in western Kenya situated between Mount Elgon and the Cherengani Hills at an elevation of around . Its urban population was estimated at 220,000 in 2007....

    • Soy
    • Springfield Halt
    • Moi's Bridge
      Moi's Bridge
      Moi's Bridge, also known as Hoeys Bridge is a small town in Uasin Gishu District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya, near the border of Western Province. Moi's Bridge is an electoral ward of the Eldoret North Constituency and Wareng County Council...

    • Kitale
      Kitale
      Kitale is an agricultural town in western Kenya situated between Mount Elgon and the Cherengani Hills at an elevation of around . Its urban population was estimated at 220,000 in 2007....

       - branch terminus
  • Leseru
  • Turbo
  • Kipkarren
  • Lugari
    Lugari
    Lugari is a town in the Western Province of Kenya. It is the capital of Lugari District. The town is located 10 kilometres east of Webuye. Lugari has an urban population of 5000 ....

  • Webuye
    Webuye
    Webuye is an industrial town in Bungoma District in the Western Province of Kenya. Located on the main road to Uganda, the town is home to the Pan African Paper Mills, the largest paper factory in the region, as well as a number of heavy-chemical and sugar manufacturers. It has a tropical climate,...

  • Mulukbu
  • Bungoma
    Bungoma
    Bungoma is a town in Western Province of Kenya, bordered by Uganda in the west. Bungoma town was established as a trading centre in the early 20th century. The town is the headquarters of Kenya's Bungoma District and it hosts a municipal council...

  • Mateka
    Mateka
    Mateka is a settlement in Kenya's Western Province....

  • Myanga
  • Kimaeti
    Kimaeti
    Kimaeti is a settlement in Kenya's Western Province....

     Malaba, Kenya
    Malaba, Kenya
    Malaba, Kenya is a town in Teso District, Western Province, on Kenya's western border with Uganda.- Location :The town is located on the main Nairobi-Kampala highway, approximately , by road, west of Nairobi....

    •     Malaba, Uganda
      Malaba, Uganda
      Malaba, Uganda is a town in Tororo District, Eastern Uganda, on Uganda's eastern border with Kenya.-Location:The town is located on the main highway between Kampala and Nairobi, approximately , by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city...

       Tororo
      Tororo
      Tororo is a town in Eastern Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Tororo District. The district was named after the town.-Location:...

      , Uganda
      Uganda
      Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...


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  • Rongai
    Rongai
    Rongai is a town in Nakuru District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It lies 30 km west of Nakuru, along the A104 Road and the railway line between Nakuru and Uganda. It is about 10 kilometres north of Elburgon and 15 kilometres east of Molo . The town lies 1912 m above sea level and has a...

     proposed junction for Sudan; junction for Solai
    Solai
    Solai is a town in Nakuru District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It is located about thirty kilometers north of the district capital, Nakuru.Administratively, Solai is a location in Bahati division of Nakuru District. Solai location has a population of 35,949...

    • Kampi ya Moto
    • Olabanaita
    • Solai - branch terminus

Branches

  • Nakuru
    Nakuru
    Nakuru, the provincial capital of Kenya's Rift Valley province, with roughly 300,000 inhabitants, and currently the fourth largest urban centre in the country, lies about 1850 m above sea level...

     - junction for Kisumu
    Kisumu
    Kisumu is a port city in western Kenya at , with a population of 355,024 . It is the third largest city in Kenya, the principal city of western Kenya, the immediate former capital of Nyanza Province and the headquarters of Kisumu County. It has a municipal charter but no city charter...

    • Upgrade needed and conversion to standard gauge
      Standard gauge
      The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...

    • Njoro
      Njoro
      Njoro is an agricultural town 18 km west south west of Nakuru, Kenya. Njoro is the divisional headquarters of Njoro Division of Nakuru District. It houses the divisional headquarters of the provincial administration and the police.- Brief history :...

    • Elburgon
      Elburgon
      Elburgon is a small town in Nakuru District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya. It is located 30 kilometres west of the capital city of Nakuru, the provincial capital. Nearest towns include Molo, Njoro and Rongai . Elevation 2423m....

    • Turi
    • Molo
      Molo, Kenya
      Molo is a town in western Kenya. It is served by a branch of Kenya Railways, formerly the Uganda Railway, East African Railways Corporation until 1977. Molo hosts a town council and an administrative division in the Nakuru District of Rift Valley Province...

    • Mau Summit
    • Londiani
      Londiani
      Londiani is a town in western Kenya. Londiani hosts a town council and an administrative division in the Kipkelion District of Rift Valley Province. Londiani has an urban population of 4,000 and a total population of 37,538 .- External links :...

    • Kedowa
      Kedowa
      Kedowa is a settlement in Kenya's Rift Valley Province....

    • Lumbwa
      Lumbwa
      Lumbwa is a settlement in Kenya's Rift Valley Province....

    • Kipkelion
    • Tunnel
      Tunnel
      A tunnel is an underground passageway, completely enclosed except for openings for egress, commonly at each end.A tunnel may be for foot or vehicular road traffic, for rail traffic, or for a canal. Some tunnels are aqueducts to supply water for consumption or for hydroelectric stations or are sewers...

    • Fort Ternan
      Fort Ternan
      Fort Ternan is a small town in Nyando District, Nyanza Province, Kenya located 50 kilometres east of Kisumu and five kilometres east of Koru. Fort Ternan is located adjacent the western border of Rift Valley Province . Fort Ternan forms a ward of Muhoroni Constituency and Muhoroni town council...

    • Koru
      Koru, Kenya
      Koru is a village in Nyando District, Nyanza Province, Kenya. It forms an electoral ward of Muhoroni Constituency and Muhoroni town council . Koru is also a location in the Muhoroni division of Nyando District . Elevation 1540m.- Transport :...

    • Muhoroni
      Muhoroni
      Muhoroni is a town in Kenya. It is part of Nyando District of Nyanza Province. Muhoroni hosts a town council. It has an urban population of 13,664 and a total population of 31,148 . Muhoroni has a railway station along the Nairobi-Kisumu Railway. The town is located 50 kilometres east of Kisumu,...

    • Chemelil
      Chemelil
      Chemelil is a town in Kenya. It is part of Muhoroni Division of Nyando District in Nyanza Province. Chemelil has a railway station along the Nairobi-Kisumu Railway between the stations of Kibigori and Muhoroni. The town is located 40 kilometres east of Kisumu, the Provincial capital...

    • Kibigori
      Kibigori
      Kibigori is a small town in Nyando District, Nyanza Province, Kenya. It is located 20 kilometres east of Kisumu . It is part of the Chemelil ward of Muhoroni Constituency and Nyando County Council . Elevation 1242m.- Transport :...

    • Miwani
    • Kibos
      Kibos
      - Transport :It is served by a station on the Kisumu branchline of the national railway system....

    • Kisumu
      Kisumu
      Kisumu is a port city in western Kenya at , with a population of 355,024 . It is the third largest city in Kenya, the principal city of western Kenya, the immediate former capital of Nyanza Province and the headquarters of Kisumu County. It has a municipal charter but no city charter...

       - inland port on Lake Victoria
      Lake Victoria
      Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named for Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, by John Hanning Speke, the first European to discover this lake....

      • Kisian
      • Lela
        Lela, Kenya
        - Transport :It is located 20 km northwest of Kisumu and 5 km south of Maseno, off the B1 road between Kisumu and Busia .It is served by a little used lightly built branchline of the Kenya railway system, which is slated for upgrade.- External links :...

      • Maseno
        Maseno
        Maseno is a town in Kisumu District of Nyanza Province, Kenya. It is located along Kisumu - Busia highway 20 kilometers northwest of Kisumu, the provincial capital. Another road connects Maseno to Vihiga town, located 15 kilometers east of Maseno....

      • Luanda
        Luanda, Kenya
        Luanda is a market town in the Western Province of Kenya, located along the Kisumu-Busia highway. It is one of the administrative divisions in Emuhaya district initially under Vihiga District until 2007 when Emuhaya district was created.- Geography :...

      • Yala
        Yala, Kenya
        Yala is a rural town in Gem Constituency in the Nyanza Province of western Kenya, 42 kilometres northwest of Kisumu. It has a population of 25,769 , of whom just 2,438 live at the town itself . Yala is one of four divisions of the Siaya District...

      • Namasoli
      • Butere
        Butere
        Butere is a town in the Western Province of Kenya. It has an urban population of 8636 The town is the capital of Butere District formerly Butere/Mumias District.-Transportation Links:...

         - branch terminus

Proposed

Lamu
Lamu
-Threats to Lamu:In a 2010 report titled Saving Our Vanishing Heritage, Global Heritage Fund identified Lamu as one of 12 worldwide sites most "On the Verge" of irreparable loss and damage, citing insufficient management and development pressure as primary causes.- See also :* Juma and the Magic...

 - Indian ocean port Garissa
Garissa
Garissa is a city in the North Eastern Province of Kenya. It is the capital of both the province and Garissa District.-Overview:Garissa is located at and has a population of 65,881 inhabitants . The Tana River flows through the city....

 - river town Gulu
Gulu
Gulu is a city in Northern Uganda. It is the commercial and administrative centre of Gulu District. The city is located at 2˚46'48N 32˚18'00E, on the metre gauge railway from Tororo to Pakwach. Gulu is located approximately , by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city...

  - border Nimule
Nimule
Nimule is a town in South Sudan, immediately north of the International border with Uganda.-Location:Nimule is located in Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan, adjacent to the border with the Republic of Uganda. This location lies approximately , by road, southeast of Juba, the...

 Juba Wau

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Lamu
Lamu
-Threats to Lamu:In a 2010 report titled Saving Our Vanishing Heritage, Global Heritage Fund identified Lamu as one of 12 worldwide sites most "On the Verge" of irreparable loss and damage, citing insufficient management and development pressure as primary causes.- See also :* Juma and the Magic...

 - port Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...

  Kigali
Kigali
Kigali, population 965,398 , is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is situated near the geographic centre of the nation, and has been the economic, cultural, and transport hub of Rwanda since it became capital at independence in 1962. The main residence and offices of the President of...

 - national capital
  • Lamu
    Lamu
    -Threats to Lamu:In a 2010 report titled Saving Our Vanishing Heritage, Global Heritage Fund identified Lamu as one of 12 worldwide sites most "On the Verge" of irreparable loss and damage, citing insufficient management and development pressure as primary causes.- See also :* Juma and the Magic...

    , Isiolo
    Isiolo
    Isiolo is a town in the Eastern Province, Kenya. It is situated in the Upper Eastern sub-region, and lies 285 kilometres north of Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya. The town grew around the local military camps, much of the population being descended from former Somali soldiers who had fought in...

    , and Lake Turkana
    Lake Turkana
    Lake Turkana , formerly known as Lake Rudolf, is a lake in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, with its far northern end crossing into Ethiopia. It is the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake...

    : New railway proposed in 2009 Juba


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  • Nakuru
    Nakuru
    Nakuru, the provincial capital of Kenya's Rift Valley province, with roughly 300,000 inhabitants, and currently the fourth largest urban centre in the country, lies about 1850 m above sea level...

  • Kabarnet
    Kabarnet
    Kabarnet is a town in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. The town has an urban population of 9,583 and a total population of 24,661 - Geography :...

  • Marich - new cement
    Cement in Africa
    - Angola :* Lobitoo - proposal 2006* Nova Cimangola - state-owned cement company based in Luanda, associated with Scancem and Heidelberg Cement- Cameroon :* Douala - port - cement works* Yaoundé - national capital - cement works...

     works

Standard gauge (proposed)

  • Mombasa
    Mombasa
    Mombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya. Lying next to the Indian Ocean, it has a major port and an international airport. The city also serves as the centre of the coastal tourism industry....

     - port Malaba
    Malaba
    Malaba may refer to:*Malaba, Kenya, a town in Teso District, western Kenya, on the border with Uganda*Malaba, Uganda, a town in Tororo District, eastern Uganda on the border with Kenya*Malaba, Ngounié, Gabon*Malaba, Nyanga, Gabon*Malaba, Cameroon...

    , Kenya
    Kenya
    Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

      (border) Malaba
    Malaba
    Malaba may refer to:*Malaba, Kenya, a town in Teso District, western Kenya, on the border with Uganda*Malaba, Uganda, a town in Tororo District, eastern Uganda on the border with Kenya*Malaba, Ngounié, Gabon*Malaba, Nyanga, Gabon*Malaba, Cameroon...

    , Uganda
    Uganda
    Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

     Kampala
    Kampala
    Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...


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  • Kampala
    Kampala
    Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

      (border) * Kigali
    Kigali
    Kigali, population 965,398 , is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is situated near the geographic centre of the nation, and has been the economic, cultural, and transport hub of Rwanda since it became capital at independence in 1962. The main residence and offices of the President of...

    , Rwanda
    Rwanda
    Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

     - national capital   (border) Bujumbura
    Bujumbura
    -Education:The University of Burundi is located in Bujumbura.Hope Africa University is located in BujumburaUniversité du Lac Tanganyika is located in Bujumbura-External links:**...

    , Burundi
    Burundi
    Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...


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  • Lamu
    Lamu
    -Threats to Lamu:In a 2010 report titled Saving Our Vanishing Heritage, Global Heritage Fund identified Lamu as one of 12 worldwide sites most "On the Verge" of irreparable loss and damage, citing insufficient management and development pressure as primary causes.- See also :* Juma and the Magic...

     - port
  • Lokichogio (border) Juba
    Juba
    - Locations :* Juba, the capital of South Sudan* Juba, Estonia, a village in Võru Parish, Võru County, Estonia- People :* Juba I of Numidia * Juba II of Numidia * Juba of Mauretania...

    , South Sudan
    South Sudan
    South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...


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  • Nairobi
    Nairobi
    Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

  • Moyale
    Moyale
    Moyale is a market town on the border of Ethiopia and Kenya, which is split between the two countries: the larger portion is in Ethiopia , and the smaller is in Kenya . There are four disputed locations within the Moyale district between the Somali and Oromo regions...

      (border) Ethiopia
    Ethiopia
    Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...


Metro Nairobi

  • Nairobi
    Nairobi
    Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

     (central)
  • Thika
    Thika
    Thika is an industrial town in Central Province, Kenya, lying on the A2 road 40 km north east of Nairobi, near the confluence of Thika River & Chania River. Thika has a population of 200,000and is growing rapidly, as is the entire greater Nairobi area...

     (northeast branch)
  • Nakuru
    Nakuru
    Nakuru, the provincial capital of Kenya's Rift Valley province, with roughly 300,000 inhabitants, and currently the fourth largest urban centre in the country, lies about 1850 m above sea level...

     (northwest main)

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  • Embakasi
    Embakasi
    Embakasi is a division of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. It is located east of the central business district. As a residential estate it houses mostly lower middle income citizens....

     - junction
  • Athi River (southeast mainline)


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  • Embakasi
    Embakasi
    Embakasi is a division of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. It is located east of the central business district. As a residential estate it houses mostly lower middle income citizens....

     - junction
  • Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
    Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
    -Charter airlines:-Cargo airlines:-Other facilities:The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has its head office in the KAA Complex on the airport property. African Express Airways has its head office on the airport property...

     (east branch)

  • (New station on existing line)
  • Nairobi Mombasa Road

See also

  • Transport in Kenya
    Transport in Kenya
    Transport in Kenya compares well with other East African countries. Kenya has an extensive network of paved and unpaved roads. Its railway system links the nation's ports and major cities and connects Kenya with neighbouring Uganda...

  • Rail transport in Kenya
    Rail transport in Kenya
    The former Uganda Railway, was run by the company East African Railways jointly for the countries of Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya after World War I. Since the dissolution of the EAR corporation in 1977 the national company Kenya Railways Corporation runs the former Uganda Railway and its branches in...

  • Railway stations in Uganda
    Railway stations in Uganda
    - Maps :* * * * - Existing : Bungoma - last town in Kenya Malaba** Tororo - near Kenya border; junction for north line* Main Line* Iganga* Jinja - bridge over Victoria Nile* Iganga - washed away culvert * Busembatia...

  • Railway stations in Tanzania
    Railway stations in Tanzania
    Railway stations in Tanzania include:- Maps :* - Tanga and Kidatu lines not shown.* * * * * Look for the MSN Map at the bottom of pages of many towns, or look for the Map Button at the top and scroll down the MSN map.- Central Line :...


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