Preliminary Engineering Design of the Uganda Standard Gauge Railway Network (Phase I):Modernisation of Malaba- Kampala Railway Line

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The existing metre gauge railway between Mombasa in Kenya and Kampala in Uganda is more than 100 years old and has limited capacity for freight and passengers. The railway services are inefficient and unreliable. At present, less than 10% of the freight handled at the sea port of Mombasa is carried by rail, leaving the balance of more than 90% to be transported by road trucks. 

In 2009, when the port of Mombasa handled 19 million tonnes of freight, a Kenyan - Ugandan bilateral agreement for the joint development and operation of a high capacity standard gauge railway line between Mombasa and Kampala was signed. The project comprises the Ugandan part from Kampala to the Kenyan border at Malaba with the length of approx 250 km. To be implemented for Diesel traction with provision for future electrification.

Activities under this project included the following;

  • Topographical Survey, Geological Survey
  • Preliminary Design
  • Traffic Study and Analysis
  • Operation Study and Concept design
  • Concept Design of the optimal technical solution for the construction and operation of the line
  • Cost Estimate, Financial and Economic Assessment
  • Environmental and Social Impact Study
  • Business modelling for financing, development and operation of the line
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Airports; railways & harbours
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Location
Malaba to Kampala
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Duration
December 2012 to August 2014

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