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Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya

Inner Mongolia-Hebei Railway

Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya
Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya
Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya
Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya
Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya
Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya
Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya
Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya
Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya
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  • Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya
  • Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya
  • Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya
  • Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya
  • Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya
  • Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya
  • Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya
  • Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya
  • Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, Kenya

 

1.Project Honors:

China National Excellent Engineering Award, China Construction Engineering Luban Award (National Excellent Engineering Award)

 

2.Project Overview:

The Nairobi-Malaba Railway (NairobiMalaba Standard Gauge Railway), officially known as the Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, is a passenger and freight railway connecting Nairobi County and Busia County in the Republic of Kenya. Built to China's Class I railway standards, it is an extension of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway and a flagship project in Kenya's long-term planning, as well as the second phase of the East African railway network. The entire line is2030kilometers long, and is divided into three phases of construction. The first phase has a mainline length of487.5kilometers and is now complete and in operation.120.4 kilometers,It has been completed and put into operation。

 

The Ngong Tunnel is nearly4.5kilometers long, located at the bottom of the East African Rift Valley. The geological and hydrological conditions are exceptionally complex, with poor surrounding rock conditions, high construction difficulty, and high construction safety risks. It is known as the “longest tunnel in East Africa.”

 

3.Technical Challenges:

The Nairobi-Malaba Railway passes through the East African Rift Valley fault zone, with complex geological conditions (volcanoes, earthquakes, sinkholes, cracks, landslides, etc.). The terrain has a large gradient, making construction difficult. Located at the junction of the African and Indian Ocean plates, the special geological conditions require the railway to meet specific seismic resistance requirements.

 

4.Key Ancillary Projects:

Ngong Tunnel, Kenya National Park Super-large Bridge, Naivasha Inland Container Port,B3Highway Bridge

 

5.Value and Significance:

After the commencement of the first phase of the Nairobi-Malaba Railway, over2.6Kenyan employees were hired, accounting for approximately90%of the total workforce.400The project also cooperated with over2material suppliers and over one hundred companies in Kenya, indirectly creating over

 

jobs. The completion and commissioning of the first phase of the Nairobi-Malaba Railway is another major achievement of the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative by China and Kenya, and China and Africa, which interprets the theme of the era of "win-win cooperation and common development" between China and Africa. The freight transport of the Nairobi-Malaba Railway connects Mombasa, the largest port in East Africa, with inland countries such as Uganda, South Sudan, and Rwanda, greatly reducing transportation costs and helping to enhance the competitiveness of the regions along the Mombasa-Nairobi and Nairobi-Malaba railways and attract domestic and foreign investment in Kenya.