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Standard Gauge Railway project
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Standard_Gauge_Railway_project
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:infrastructure
gptkbp:builtBy
gptkb:China_Road_and_Bridge_Corporation
gptkbp:connects
gptkb:Suswa
gptkb:Mombasa
gptkb:Naivasha
Nairobi
gptkbp:constructionStartYear
2014
gptkbp:cost
approximately $3.6 billion (Mombasa-Nairobi section)
gptkbp:criticizedFor
environmental concerns
high cost
debt burden
gptkbp:deliveredBy
gptkb:SGR_Freight
gptkbp:employs
thousands of workers
gptkbp:environmentalImpact
controversial
gptkbp:expansion
gptkb:Uganda
gptkb:Malaba
Kisumu
gptkbp:fundedBy
gptkb:Government_of_Kenya
gptkb:Exim_Bank_of_China
gptkbp:gauge
standard gauge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Standard Gauge Railway project
gptkbp:length
472 kilometers (Mombasa-Nairobi section)
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:Kenya
gptkbp:maximumSpeed
120 km/h (passenger)
80 km/h (freight)
gptkbp:opened
2017
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:Kenya_Railways_Corporation
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Northern_Corridor_Integration_Projects
gptkbp:publicTransit
gptkb:Madaraka_Express
gptkbp:purpose
improve transportation
enhance trade
gptkbp:replacedBy
meter-gauge railway
gptkbp:station
gptkb:Mombasa_Terminus
gptkb:Nairobi_Terminus
gptkb:Mariakani
gptkb:Suswa
gptkb:Emali
gptkb:Kibwezi
gptkb:Mtito_Andei
gptkb:Voi
gptkb:Naivasha
Athi River
gptkbp:supportedBy
gptkb:Kenyan_government
gptkbp:trackGauge
1,435 mm
gptkbp:uses
diesel locomotives
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Uhuru_Kenyatta
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5