Mombasa-Nairobi Railway will open

Mombasa-Nairobi Railway will open, according to the long-term plan, the railway will eventually connect Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan and other East African six countries, planning a total length of 2,700 km, after completion will become a railway artery in East Africa. According to reports, according to the type of wild animals along the migration and migration pathways and activities, engineering staff dedicated to the use of wild animals for the bridge, more than 7 meters above the height of the bridge even giraffe can leisurely pass. Mombasa-Nairobi Railway has set up a total of 14 such wildlife passages. Railway along the sides also set up isolation fence, to avoid collision with the train when passing through the train.

A total length of 472 km, connecting the capital of Nairobi, Kenya and the first major port of East Africa Mombasa-Mai Bazaar Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, will be held on May 31 opening ceremony. According to the Xinhua news agency, Chinese State Councilor Wang Yong will be invited to attend the opening ceremony, Kenya President Ken Yata will personally boarded the train test ride.

The $ 3.8 billion Mombasa-Nairobi Railway was hailed by the Kenyan people as the "century railroad" and the largest infrastructure project after Kenya's independence. This is the first time China will be the country's full set of railway standards exported to overseas.

 In 2011, China Road and Bridge Group and the Kenyan government signed a memorandum of cooperation, the Chinese side will be China's national standards to build a new Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, Kenya is the first time in the history of the width of 1.435 meters of rail, bid farewell to the British colonial period of 1 meter "Narrow rail" railroad.

According to China's official website of Luqiao, the new Mombasa-Nairobi Railway is designed to travel at speeds of up to 120 kilometers per hour. The railroad can reduce freight costs by 40%. The passenger time between the two places from the original ten hours to four hours.

France International Radio (RFI) reported that the Kenyan government believes that the new railway will bring Kenya 1.5% annual GDP growth.

In a variety of skepticism, the contractor China Road and Bridge Group completed half a year ahead of schedule, surrendered a perfect answer. As planned, after the opening ceremony tomorrow, China Construction Group will assume the first five years of operation and maintenance functions. Chinese manufacturing technology is rooted in East African land.

Chinese technology, the Chinese standard in the practice of Kenya in Africa has been widely recognized by the local people, Chinese enterprises "going out" development strategy is also successful in overseas water test, is expected to continue to expand the international market in the future.