Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC), also Kenya Railways (KR) is the national railway of Kenya. Established in 1977, KR is a state corporation.
History
The original Uganda Railway was transformed into the East African Railways and Harbours Corporation (EAR&H) after World War II. The EAR&H managed the railways of Uganda, Kenya, and Tanganyika until the collapse of the East African Community in 1977.[1] KR then took over the Kenyan part of the EARC.
Operations
Like the other members of the East African Community, Kenya uses the narrow gauge track gauge of (metre gauge).
The mainline of the KR is based on the original Uganda Railway. Its 930 km main track connected the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa to the port of Kisumu at Lake Victoria. Half way is the capital of Nairobi