UGANDA: The government has awarded Rift Valley Railways a contract to operate a pilot commuter service between central Kampala and Namanve, parallel to a busy road corridor.
A service to Nalukolongo is planned if this proves successful.
RVR's 2005 concession to operate the Kenya - Uganda railway did not include passenger trains in Uganda, although a trial service operated in Kampala during a bus strike in March 2012.
UGANDA: The Ministry of Works & Transport has signed a €2·7bn contract for Turkish firm Yapı Merkezi to build an electrified standard gauge railway running 273 km from Malaba on the Kenyan border to Kampala. The Eastern Railway ‘will enable us to cut cargo transport costs ...
UGANDA: Rift Valley Railways has reopened the Northern Line, which runs for 500 km from the Kampala - Mombasa route at Tororo Junction to Gulu and Pakwach. As well as improving transport links to northern Uganda, the line provides a regional railhead for South Sudan and eastern DR Congo. ...
AFRICA: Rift Valley Railways has begun a US$9·3m roll-out of automated train warrants and GPS-based train location on its network in Kenya and Uganda, employing technology supplied to rail operators in Brazil, Argentina and South Africa. The Translogic integrated logistics management platform will provide detailed information on train positions and ...
