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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:railway_line
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Uganda_Railway
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gptkbp:builtBy
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gptkb:British_colonial_administration
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gptkbp:colonialEra
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gptkb:British_East_Africa
gptkb:Protectorate_of_Uganda
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gptkbp:constructionStartYear
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1896
1901
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gptkbp:endPoint
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Kisumu
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gptkbp:engineeredFor
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gptkb:George_Whitehouse
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gptkbp:featuredIn
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gptkb:The_Ghost_and_the_Darkness_(film)
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:gauge
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meter gauge
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gptkbp:headquarters
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Nairobi
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gptkbp:heritageStatus
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historical monument in Kenya
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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facilitated British colonial expansion
enabled economic development in East Africa
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Kenya-Uganda Railway
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gptkbp:impact
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economic integration of East Africa
urbanization of Nairobi
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gptkbp:laborSource
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gptkb:British_India
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gptkbp:legacy
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foundation for modern rail transport in Kenya and Uganda
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 660 miles
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Tsavo_River_Bridge
gptkb:Kipkelion_Viaduct
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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1898
importation of Indian laborers
Man-eaters of Tsavo attacks
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:John_Henry_Patterson
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gptkbp:notableStation
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gptkb:Mombasa_Railway_Station
gptkb:Nairobi_Railway_Station
gptkb:Kisumu_Railway_Station
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Uganda_Railways_Corporation
gptkb:Kenya_Railways_Corporation
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gptkbp:passesThrough
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Nairobi
Eldoret
Nakuru
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gptkbp:purpose
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connect Indian Ocean to Lake Victoria
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gptkbp:regionServed
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gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:Uganda
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gptkbp:startPoint
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gptkb:Mombasa
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Standard_Gauge_Railway_(SGR)
Metre Gauge Railway (MGR)
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gptkbp:usedFor
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passenger transport
freight transport
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Tsavo_man-eaters
gptkb:Malaba
gptkb:Kaloleni_Railway_Station
gptkb:Uganda_Railway_(historical)
gptkb:EARC
gptkb:Tana_Station
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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