Kenya: The Standard Gauge Railway Takes Shape

[Ian Cruz]

Yaani twatamba na miundo msingi humu!!

 

[Mizchief]

Thanks Ian Cruz for such wonderful updates! Keep them coming.

 

[Ian Cruz]

MOVING FORWARD,ARMED WITH THE NECESSARY WEAPONRY,KENYA STANDS TALL.

some of the last bridge piers to be completed in the project

the trucks and excavator in the foreground are working on the Dongo Kundu Bypass



Mombasa West Station

Mombasa Port Station

still in reclamation phase

 

[Mizchief]

What the hell are these mega super structures???

 

[mombasite gabriel]

All i see is the dongo kundu by pass...new container terminal(reclaimed from sea)...railway port(reclaimed from sea)...passenger station...mega railway bridges.GO! KENYA GO!

 

[Depay]

All i see is the dongo kundu by pass...new container terminal(reclaimed from sea)...railway port(reclaimed from sea)...passenger station...mega railway bridges.GO! KENYA GO!

I can't wait to have my first speed train journey to Mombasa

 

[Ian Cruz]

Tis happening now,in Kenya.

 

[mombasite gabriel]

And someone from the south is still dreaming about overtaking

 

[Bwana254]

Great progress achieved indeed .Now lets have a dual carriageway from Mombasa to Malaba.

 

[game over]

And someone from the south is still dreaming about overtaking

Too much fear..[emoji38] [emoji38] [emoji38] [emoji38]
Don't get scared man!!

 

[Mpendwa1]

Great progress achieved indeed .Now lets have a dual carriageway from Mombasa to Malaba.

Ndio dual carriageway itakuwa poa, tuanze infrastructure za kutoka nje ya Kenya, it's good for the economy.

 

[Ian Cruz]

Bado twasonga mbele,Mungu kaibariki Kenya Yetu tukufu!!

Mazeras-2 Bridge

Mombasa Super Bridge

Voi Station

Voi Station

Voi Station

Mariakani Station

Mariakani Station

 

[Kafrican]

These guys have a serious work ethics, yaani all stations are well underway...

 

[Ian Cruz]

Ile ya costo ndo BABA YAO,YAANI UKIWA PALE JUU MANDHARI YA BAHARI ITAKUA BREATHTAKING SANA.

 

[Sammuel999]

Ile ya costo ndo BABA YAO,YAANI UKIWA PALE JUU MANDHARI YA BAHARI ITAKUA BREATHTAKING SANA.

Nakwambia hata treni haupandii chini iko pale Juu hewani hebu check this picture below this is the passenger terminal start point haiko on ground floor iko like 2 stories up.... Utakuwa unaingia Mombasa West station unapanda 2 storeys kupanda treni kuelekea nai....

 

[Ian Cruz]

TEKETEKE BADO POWERHOUSE YA AFRICA MASHARIKI YATAMBA KWA UJENZI WA MUINDO MBINU,MTAMBO WA KISASA WA SGR.

Simultaneously casting 3 spans of Mombasa Super Bridge between piers #39 to #42. Length of this cast is 144m while the total length of Mombasa Super Bridge is 2128.54m.

another angle

Mombase Super Bridge.

some of the road bridges across the SGR line are also cast in-situ

steel structures at Zone A of Nairobi South Station

Train Depot

source source source source

 

[Ian Cruz]

Mombasa Station

Final product

Source

 

[Ian Cruz]

Mombasa - Nairobi Railway

track laying at the Nairobi end has reached Stone Athi

ground breaking ceremony for the 3162 m long Ngong Tunnel of the Nairobi - Naivasha Railway was held on June 16, 2016. source

 

[Ian Cruz]

raft footings for outdoor transformers of Nairobi South Station

underground high voltage cables source

high voltage switch gears source

utility pole production in full swing source

QC and testing source



and more importantly...

Nairobi - Naivasha Railway

ground breaking ceremony for the 3162 m long Ngong Tunnel of the Nairobi - Naivasha Railway was held on June 16, 2016. source

 

[Sammuel999]

Ian Cruz sema 3.162km tunnel not 3162m long iliwajue kigamboni yao ni 600METERS long ie 0.6km