Kenya Railways Suspends Train Services on Syokimau and Lukenya Routes

The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has announced that the evening link trains to Lukenya and Syokimau will not run on Thursday, April 24.

In a notice on Thursday, April 24, Kenya Railways said the disruption of the train services is due to a blockage of the railway line at Mukuru. 

“Kindly note that the Commuter and Link trains plying the Nairobi Central station to Syokimau and Lukenya routes will not run this evening,” read the notice in part.

“This is due to a blockage on the line at the Mukuru area in Nairobi.”

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Kenya Railways Suspends Train Services to Syokimau and Lukenya

However, KRC announced that the Nairobi Commuter Rail Service buses will be available to provide transport to Nairobi Terminus for customers traveling to Mombasa via the 10:00 pm Madaraka Express train.

The buses will depart the Nairobi Central Station at 6:20 pm and 8:10 pm, respectively.

KRC stated that its technical team is already on the ground and working diligently to address the issue.

“In the meantime, our team is working round the clock to ensure that normal services resume as soon as possible. We sincerely apologies for any inconvenience caused and will notify you once normal services resume,” the statement read further.

This comes after Kenya Railways suspended the morning link trains to Lukenya and Syokimau.

“Kindly note that owing to a blockage on the line at Mukuru, the morning link trains to Lukenya and Syokimau will not run,” Kenya Railways said in a statement on X.

Kenya Railways also apologised to members of the public affected by the suspension of the train services.

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January Suspension of Lukenya Train Services

Earlier in January this year, Kenya Railways announced the suspension of train services following a heavy downpour on Sunday, January 26, 2025.

In an official statement, the corporation noted that the Lukenya train, which was scheduled to depart Nairobi Central Station at 5:50 pm, would not operate that evening.

The daily commuter train service was suspended starting Monday, January 27, 2025.

“Kenya Railways wishes to inform members of the public that the Lukenya train, which usually leaves Nairobi Central Station at 5:50 pm daily, will not run today, January 27, 2025,” the statement read.

Kenya Railways explained that the suspension was caused by a blockage on a section of the line in Athi River, which is hindering the movement of trains between Nairobi Terminus and Lukenya Station,” the management explained.

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