Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge Railway (MGR)

railway

Distance

259 km
new
– km
rehabilitated
259km
existing
– km

Cost

$397m
$397,000,000

operational

2023

Objective

The objective of the project is to improve rail transport services on the Northern Corridor and to lower transportation costs to enhance trade competitiveness for Uganda and the EAC region. The project will add to the transport infrastructure stock in the East African Community (EAC) region and in particular Uganda to support production in agro-processing, mining, timber, petroleum, and manufacturing industries.

Description

A revamp the old MGR from Kampala to the border post of Malaba (and then on to Mombasa)

Finance

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$290m loan
African Development Bank
Development bank

Operators

Governing authorities

Sources

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