Embakasi
Embakasi is a railway station in Nairobi County, Kenya and has an elevation of 1,638 metres. Embakasi is situated nearby to the railway station Nairobi Terminus, as well as near the suburb Imara Daima.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nairobi Terminus and Syokimau railway station.
Nairobi Terminus
Railway station
Photo: Macabe5387, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nairobi Terminus is a railway station on the Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway located in Syokimau, just south of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Three passenger trains leave the station every day, an inter-county train that stops at all stations and two express trains that go directly to Mombasa Terminus. Nairobi Terminus is situated 690 metres southeast of Embakasi.
Syokimau railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nairobi123, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Syokimau railway station is situated 2 km southeast of Embakasi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Embakasi Pipeline and Imara Daima.
Embakasi Pipeline
Suburb
Photo: Phillip muema, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pipeline is a slum-like neighbourhood in Embakasi in the city of Nairobi in Kenya. Located within the larger Eastlands area of Nairobi, it is approximately 9.5 kilometres east of the central business district. Embakasi Pipeline is situated 3½ km north of Embakasi.
Imara Daima
Suburb
Imara Daima is a middle class neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 8.2 kilometres south of the central business district of Nairobi. Imara Daima is situated 3½ km northwest of Embakasi.
Kware
Quarter
Kware is a slum neighbourhood in Embakasi within the city of Nairobi. Located in the larger Eastlands area of Nairobi, it is approximately 9 kilometres east of the central business district. Kware is situated 4½ km north of Embakasi.
Embakasi
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Embakasi (former station)”, “Embakasi Station”, and “Empakasi Station”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-1.3506° or 1° 21′ 2″ southLongitude
36.89414° or 36° 53′ 39″ eastElevation
1,638 metres (5,374 feet)Operator
No longer in use... Services shifted to Nairobi Terminus/ SyokimauNetwork
KR MGROpen location code
6GCRJVXV+QMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1217178196OpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
198515
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