Project Type
Light Rail
Country
Uganda
Length
35 km
Stations
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Category
New Line
Traction
750 V DC
Capacity
15,000 pphpd
Project Start
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Stage
Feasibility
Cost
US$ 700 M
Financing
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Contract Type
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Background
The Greater Kampala Light Rail Transit project is a proposed light rail transit system aimed at de-congesting traffic in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (Kampala, Wakiso, Mpigi and Mukono districts). The project, to be implemented in phases, involves the construction of a double-track standard gauge light rail system which will ultimately have a total length of 240 km.
Phase I of the light rail system will be 35 km long comprising four lines radiating from the Kampala station:
- Kampala – Namanve via Nakawa, Kinawataka, Banda, Kireka and Bweyogerere (12 km)
- Kampala – Kawempe via City Square, Buganda Road, Wandegeya, Mulago, Kubbiri and Bwaise (9 km).
- Kampala – Lubowa via Kibuye, Najjanankumbi and Zana (7 km)
- Kampala – Kyengera via Katwe, Kibuye, Ndeeba, Nalukolongo and Natete (7 km)
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Recent Developments
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Milestones
The government of Uganda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) for the construction of Phase I (35 km).
CCECC will carry out feasibility study and preliminary engineering design for the LRT.
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