Railway Yard

Railway Yard is a railway yard in Nairobi County, Kenya and has an elevation of 1,659 metres. Railway Yard is situated nearby to Nairobi railway station, as well as near the garden August 7th Memorial Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nairobi railway station and Nairobi Railway Museum.

Nairobi railway station

Railway station

Photo: caligula01, CC BY 2.0.

Nairobi railway station is a railway station located in Nairobi, Kenya. The station is on the metre gauge Uganda Railway, and previously provided services to Mombasa three times per week. Nairobi railway station is situated 310 metres northwest of Railway Yard.

Nairobi Railway Museum

Museum

Photo: robinhutton, CC BY 2.0.

The Nairobi Railway Museum is a railway museum in Nairobi, Kenya, adjacent to Nairobi railway station. Containing exhibits from the defunct East African Railways, it was opened in 1971 by East African Railways and Harbours Corporation. Nairobi Railway Museum is situated 1 km west of Railway Yard.

August 7th Memorial Park

Garden

Photo: Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0.

The August 7th Memorial Park is located at the 1998 United States embassy bombings scene along Haile Selassie Avenue in Nairobi, Kenya. It contains a notice board listing the names of all people that were reported dead after the incident. August 7th Memorial Park is situated 650 metres northwest of Railway Yard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nairobi and Starehe.

Nairobi

Photo: Nite Owl, CC BY 3.0.

Nairobi is the political, as well as financial and media capital of Kenya. A city of 4.8 million inhabitants, it's the largest and fastest growing city in the country and one of Africa's largest cities.

Starehe

Neighborhood

Starehe is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 2.6 kilometres east of the central business district of Nairobi. It is one of the oldest estates in Nairobi.

Shauri Moyo

Neighborhood

Shauri Moyo is a low-income neighbourhood in Pumwani in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 3 kilometres southeast of the central business district of Nairobi. It is one of the oldest estates in Nairobi.

Railway Yard

Type: Railway yard
Category: transportation
Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-1.29322° or 1° 17′ 36″ south

Longitude

36.83087° or 36° 49′ 51″ east

Elevation

1,659 metres (5,443 feet)

Open location code

6GCRPR4J+P8

GeoNames ID

8477786

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