East Africa
Kenya
Nairobi County

Nairobi railway station

Nairobi railway station is a railway station located in , Kenya. The station is on the metre gauge Uganda Railway, and previously provided services to three times per week.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: Train station in Nairobi, Kenya
  • Also known as: “Nairobi Central Railway Station” and “Nairobi Railway Station”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nairobi Railway Museum and Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family.

Museum
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The is a railway museum in , , 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. is situated 710 metres west of Nairobi railway station.

Church
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The is a Catholic Church Cathedral and Basilica dedicated to the Holy Family located in . The Basilica is the seat of the Archdiocese of Nairobi. is situated 1 km northwest of Nairobi railway station.

Building
Photo: Rotsee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a building, which is situated 350 metres northwest of Nairobi railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nairobi and Starehe.

Photo: Nite Owl, CC BY 3.0.
is the political, as well as financial and media capital of . 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.

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

Suburb
Photo: Erik (HASH) Hersman, CC BY 2.0.
is a central business district of the city of , the capital and largest city of . The district has seen an increase in major construction in recent years, with several multinational corporations setting up offices.

Nairobi railway station

Latitude
-1.29165° or 1° 17′ 30″ south
Longitude
36.82856° or 36° 49′ 43″ east
Elevation
1,662 metres (5,453 feet)
Open location code
6GCRPR5H+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 499873616
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­train_station
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11239023
Wiki­data ID
Q6959799
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Nairobi railway station” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سكة حديد نيروبي”
  • Chinese: “内罗毕车站”
  • Esperanto: “Stacidomo Najrobio”
  • French: “Nairobi”
  • German: “Bahnhof Nairobi”
  • Japanese: “ナイロビ駅”
  • Russian: “Найроби (станция)”
  • Russian: “Найроби”
  • Spanish: “Estacion de trenes de Nairobi”
  • Venetian: “Estacion de trenes de Nairobi”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nairobi railway station”. Photo: caligula01, CC BY 2.0.