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Nairobi to get six more commuter trains this month

President Uhuru Kenyatta boards one of the commuters train at the Nairobi Central Railway Station to Embakasi last year. [PSCU]

The Nairobi Commuter Rail service is set for a boost with the planned addition of extra trains by the end of this month.

Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) expects the additional commuter trains – referred to as diesel multiple units (DMUs) – to enable it to increase the frequency of trains plying the different routes across the city.

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