Kenya Railways Launches Special Train Service from Mombasa to Nairobi

The new train service, as a result of collaboration between Kenya Railways and the French Company, with the goal of expanding the capacity, the railway.

Kenya Railways has launched a dedicated block train service that aims to change how cargo moves between Mombasa and Nairobi.

The CMA CGM block train launched on Wednesday, October 28, marking its first trip headed for the Inland Container Depot in Embakasi from the coast.

A block train is a service that moves common cargo bound for a single destination without splitting up along the way.The inaugural trip, which was overseen by the Principal Secretary for Transport Mohamed Daghar and France's Ambassador to Kenya, Wadid Benaabou, saw it carry 108 twenty-foot equivalent units in a single trip.

“Kenya Railways has today, 28 October 2026, launched the inaugural CMA CGM block train service from the Port of Mombasa to the Inland Container Depot (ICD) Embakasi, marking an important step towards improving connectivity between the port and the hinterland,” Kenya Railways stated.

Source: Kenyans.co.ke