Kenya Railways limits Limuru train to three days a week
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tuko
Kenya Railways has announced temporary changes to its trains on the Nairobi–Kibera–Talanta corridor from 12 November 2026, while work is carried out on the metre-gauge line. The Limuru commuter train will run only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and the Nyahururu Safari Train will no longer depart from Nairobi, according to a company notice dated 9 November.
Kenya Railways is limiting the Limuru commuter train to three days a week from 12 November, while engineering and maintenance work is carried out on the metre-gauge track. The train will run only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, according to a public notice from the state-owned railway operator dated 9 November 2026.
The train linking Nairobi Central station to Limuru will be fully suspended on Fridays and Mondays, to give technical teams continuous access to the track. The Nyahururu Safari Train will no longer depart from Nairobi during this period: its route is reduced to the Gilgil–Nyahururu section alone, cutting the link with the capital for travellers from Nairobi.
The Gilgil–Nyahururu section will operate on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays, departing Gilgil at 8.00am and arriving in Nyahururu at 11.50am, then returning at 3.00pm to arrive in Gilgil at 6.35pm. Fares remain low: 150 Kenyan shillings (KSh) between Gilgil and Nyahururu, 100 KSh between Gilgil and Ol Kalou, and 50 KSh between Ol Kalou and Nyahururu. According to the managing director of Kenya Railways, these adjustments will guarantee uninterrupted track access for the works, with minimal disruption to train operations.
