Ngong railway station
Ngong railway station is a railway station in Nairobi County, Kenya. Ngong railway station is situated nearby to the lake Ooalalua pond, as well as near the suburb Karen.Photo: Karubiu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Ngong, Kenya
- Also known as: “Ngong SGR station” and “Ngong train station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Karen Blixen Museum.
Karen Blixen Museum
Museum
Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Karen Blixen Museum, located 10 km outside of Nairobi, Kenya, "at the foot of the Ngong Hills", is the former African home of Danish author Karen Blixen, famous for her 1937 book Out of Africa which chronicles life at the estate. Karen Blixen Museum is situated 3½ km east of Ngong railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karen and Ngong.
Karen
Suburb
Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karen is a suburb of Nairobi in Kenya, lying south-west of Nairobi's central business district. The suburb of Karen borders the Ngong Forest and is home to the Ngong Racecourse. Karen is situated 3½ km northeast of Ngong railway station.
Ngong
Town
Photo: Rotsee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ngong is a town near the Ngong Hills along the Great Rift Valley within Kajiado County, located in the southwest of Nairobi, in southern Kenya. The word "Ngong" is a Maasai word derived from the word "enkong'u" meaning both "the 'eye'" and "eye of water" or thus spring of water. Ngong is situated 4 km southwest of Ngong railway station.
Matathia
Village
Matathia is a village in Kiambu County in the western Rift Valley region of Kenya. It is located in the Kimende area of Lari Constituency. Matathia is situated 5 km south of Ngong railway station.
Ngong railway station
- Categories: building, station, and transportation
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-1.35061° or 1° 21′ 2″ southLongitude
36.6812° or 36° 40′ 52″ eastOpen location code
6GCRJMXJ+QFOpenStreetMap ID
way 713073845OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q98059966
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Ngong railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Ngong”
- German: “Bahnhof Ngong”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ooalalua pond and Olepolos Shopping Centre.
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