RAILWAY
STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY LINES
Inter-regional Standard Gauge Railway lines from Lamu to Isiolo, Isiolo to Juba, Isiolo to Addis Ababa, and Nairobi to Isiolo
STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY LINES
Inter-regional Standard Gauge Railway lines from Lamu to Isiolo, Isiolo to Juba, Isiolo to Addis Ababa, and Nairobi to Isiolo
Costs for construction of LAPSSET Corridor Railway and procurement of rolling stocks are estimated at approximately US$ 7,100 million in total, including civil works US$ 3,480, tracks US$ 1,200, rolling stock US$ 1,220, signal and telecom US$ 520, buildings USD$ 300, and others in million.
The railway project preliminary designs are complete for the Kenyan and Ethiopian route and expected to proceed to the Detailed Engineering Design stage. The Government Kenya and the Government of Ethiopia have signed a Bilateral Agreement to jointly pursue the development of the LAPSSET Standard Gauge Railway. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between LCDA and Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to facilitate the financing of this stage though an Infrastructure Project Preparatory Fund (IPPF) available through the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD).
The Government of Kenya undertook a due diligence exercise between 22nd and 31st May, 2016 on the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation which undertook the feasibility study and detailed design on the LAPSSET Corridor railway line on the Kenyan side. CCECC is the firm that is undertaking the construction of the 756 Km Addis Ababa – Djibouti railway line.