Nairobi Light Rail

The Nairobi Light Rail system was announced in 2016.^[1]^[2]

A financing deal was signed with France in 2019, and the project is expected to be complete by 2021.^{[citation needed]}^{[needs update]}

Routes

The first stage is a connection between the main station of the existing narrow gauge line, with the new station of the standard gauge line now nearing completion.

Stations and stops

Thika Road
Ngong Road
Ongata Rongai
Limuru Road

References

^ "Hungarian LRT for Nairobi". Railways Africa. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
^ "Nairobi plans light rail network". Railway Gazette International. 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
^ "Nairobi Sh14bn light rails project set to finally start". Nairobi News. 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2021-06-19.

Urban rail transit in Africa

Suburban rail

Operational	Nairobi Commuter Rail Al Bidaoui Botswana Railways (BR Express) Gautrain Sahel Metro Metrorail Gauteng Metrorail KwaZulu-Natal Metrorail Eastern Cape Metrorail Western Cape Dar es Salaam commuter rail SNTF Abuja Light Rail TGM Train Express Regional
Under construction	Réseau Ferroviaire Rapide

Rapid transit

Operational	Algiers Metro Cairo Metro Lagos Rail Mass Transit
Under construction	Abidjan Metro

Light rail

Operational	Algiers tramway Constantine tramway Ouargla tramway Oran Tramway Sétif tramway Sidi Bel Abbès tramway Trams in Alexandria Casablanca Tramway Rabat–Salé tramway Addis Ababa Light Rail Metro Express (Mauritius) Tunis Metro
Proposed	Nairobi Light Rail Greater Kampala Light Rail