Uganda Railways set to get new trains as it moves to grow armada

Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) has uncovered Uganda is set to get recently bought trains to support its current limit.

On their authority Twitter account, URC shared photographs of four recently bought 3000 drive motor vehicles which the company said would be arrived in the nation soon.

“Incredible things are coming to Uganda Railways’ track. The recently bought trains will be here soon,” URC tweeted.

This acquirement is important for Uganda’s five-year task to redo its exceptionally old meter check railroad across 5 rail route frameworks in the country.

In January this year, URC’s Managing Director, Stanley Ssendegeya, said the four new trains would work with cargo administrations along Kampala-Naivasha line as the Corporation pushes for recovery of the organization.

URC has additionally noticed that recovery works are progressing on various rail line lines in the country.

“Restoration Works have initiated on Tororo – Gulu Line. What’s more, arrangements are in progress to begin restoration on the Malaba – Kampala line.”

Restoration of the 375Km Tororo-Gulu line was dispatched last year and is relied upon to cost €47.6 million with subsidizing coming from the European Union (€21.5million) while Uganda government will contribute €26.1 million.

The single-track line which joins eastern and northern Uganda to the port of Mombasa in Kenya just as South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo has been unavailable since 1993 due to instability in the northern district achieved by the Lord’s Resistance Army.

URC is likewise set to reserve restoration of the 260Km Kampala-Malaba line which joins Kampala to Malaba town, along its boundary with Kenya.

The Kampala-Malaba undertaking will be supported by the African Development Fund which will give Shs 356.61 billion, the African Development Bank (825.52 billion) and the Corporate Internationalization Fund of Spain (Shs 110.72 billion).