East Africa standard gauge railway gets closer to Rwanda

KAMPALA, Uganda – A Chinese construction company, China Harbor Engineering, has been contracted to build a $13.5 billion railway to offload the region with costly and slower transport.
KAMPALA, Uganda – A Chinese construction company, China Harbor Engineering, has been contracted to build a $13.5 billion railway to offload the region with costly and slower transport.
The standard gauge railway line that will stretch from Kenya to Kampala, Uganda’s capital, is expected to bring down journeys to only two days, from the current eight. The line will also be extended to Rwanda.
Studies on Kampala-Kigali segment started in July – to be complete by July 2015. The cost of this segment is estimated at $1.2b.

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