Kenya Railways adds train to Mwiki after matatus boycott route
Kenya Railways has added a train which will operate on the Nairobi-Mwiki route following a matatu strike. The train started operations on Monday, when matatu drivers went on strike protesting against the poor state of the road...
This article also lists the main commuter routes operated by Kenya Railways.
The corporation operates a daily round trip along the Nairobi Central station route with stopovers at Githurai, Mwiki, Kahawa West and Ruiru.
Apart from the Mwiki route, other routes under the Nairobi rail service include Kikuyu via Gatwekera, Kibera, Satelite, Lenana, Mutuini, Dagoreti station, Dagoreti Market, Thogoto and Gitaru.
Other routes are Embakasi via Donholm, Avenue Park, Pipeline, Taj Mall, Aviation and Syokimau via Makadara and Imara Daima.
NB: A matatu is the local public transport here, usually a 14-seater minibus (although there are bigger ones too).
