The Kenya Railways Corporation has announced that the morning link trains to Lukenya and Syokimau will not run on Thursday, April 24.
In a notice, the corporation announced that this disruption was due to a blockage in the railway line at Mukuru and issued apologies for any inconvenience caused.
"Kindly note that owing to a blockage of the line at Mukuru, the morning link trains to Lukenya and Syokimau will not run. Our team is on the ground working to ensure that normal services are restored as soon as possible," part of the notice read.
"We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused and will notify you once normal services resume."
Several Kenyans who rely on the trains for their daily commute to beat the traffic are expected to face a rough morning due to the grounding of the two trains.
The blockage at Mukuru comes just a few months after the Kenya Railways announced plans to upgrade the Nairobi Commuter Rail Network with funding from the World Bank.
The corporation revealed in the February 18 issue of MyGov that it was seeking bids to fund the project as part of the Kenya Urban Mobility Improvement Project (KUMIP).
The Transport Ministry sought $670 million (about Ksh86.43 billion at current exchange rates) from the global lender to facilitate this expansion.
The funds are expected to help with track rehabilitation, upgrading, and capacity enhancement on the line between Nairobi Central Station (NCS) and Thika.
These plans also include the creation of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) facilities and access roads to commuter stations.
“Provision of improved access to railway stations, prioritising NCS to Thika, including NMT facilities and feeder bus services, based on the integrated public network to be developed under the integrated urban mobility plan,” a letter by the Transport Principal Secretary read.
The project would also involve the acquisition of multiple-engine trainsets and improvements to communication and signalling, as well as automatic fare collection systems, traffic management improvements, and the design and implementation of green mobility solutions.
