Railway · Kenya
How much did the Mombasa–Nairobi phase of the Standard Gauge Railway cost?
The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway is Kenya's single-track standard-gauge line of about 480 km (485 km per Wikidata) between Mombasa and Nairobi, built by China Road and Bridge Corporation with main works from December 2014, launched on 31 May 2017 with the Madaraka Express passenger service and freight from 1 January 2018. Railway Technology says the Mombasa-Nairobi phase cost KES 327 billion (about USD 3.8 billion), 90 percent financed by China Exim Bank and 10 percent by the Kenyan government, while Wikipedia gives USD 3.6 billion with USD 3.23 billion from Exim.
Reported project cost
KES 327 billion
Approximately $3.16 billion
Cost basis: 2017
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- Total lengthRailway Technology
- 480 km
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