railway intermodal operations

1. OVERVIEW OF KR
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2. BACK GROUND
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3. Mandate
Kenya Railways was born in 1978 under Cap 397. It is
mandated to:
Provide efficient and effective railway services
Provide skills & technology for the railway sector
Leverage our assets to grow business
Promotion, facilitation and participation in National &
Metropolitan railway network development
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KR Key Freight Business Units
SGR Freight Services / Madaraka Express
MGR Freight Services
Intermodal Hubs (Malaba Transshipment Hub)
Kisumu Port (MV Uhuru Services)

5. Traffic Volumes-The Numbers
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Tonnage per commodity
SGR
Tonnage per commodity
MGR
2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Conventional Cargo 0 54,713 152,327 1,157,373
Containerised Cargo 950,396 3,954,673 3,970,337 3,988,304
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SGR Freight by commodity type (tonnes)
Conventional Cargo Containerised Cargo
2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Conventional Cargo 354,529 329,052 185,297 165,495
Containerised Cargo 141,432 29,403 34,122 78,608
Oils and Liquids 116,678 32,326 21,760 80,903
Steel 76,790 165,890 218,563 309,007
Vegetable Oils 91,571 114,556 77,037 79,923
Others 41,825 40,858 14,576 0
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MGR Freight by commodity type (tonnes)
Conventional Cargo Containerised Cargo Oils and Liquids
Steel Vegetable Oils Others

6. Ease of Doing Business-Diversified Services through Integrated
Rail Network Projects and Intermodal Operations
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 Integration of SGR/MGR Operations at NICD- increasing throughput capacity,
intermodal operations (current capacity is 216 TEUS Per day (2 SGR Daily trains);6 MGR
trains from NICD.
 Enhanced Service Reliability-On going rehabilitation of the MGR line from NICD to
Malaba, refurbishment of Nakuru-Kisumu Line (Alternative Corridor to Transit Markets.
 Fleet Modernization to Kisumu Port- Rehabilitation of MV Uhuru/Construction of Mv
Uhuru II
 Support Intermodal Operations- Ongoing Development of Transit Go-down at Malaba
for Intermodal (Rail to road/road to rail).

7. Ease of Doing Business-Enhanced Business Processes
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 Seamless Operations across SGR/MGR at NICD- Enhanced integrated customer planning;
Joint operational planning by the three agencies (KPA, KRC & KRA).
 Information and Coordination- In collaboration with KPA, KRC,KRA,URA developed a
process flows for both imports and exports cargo-See process
 Shipment Track and Trace Capabilities- Integrated information systems (Freight
Management System, Translogic system working across KR/URC allows users to have access
to real-time information about the status of their shipments.
 Fast Customer Onboarding- new clients on a prepayment basis are boarded instantly, while
haulage contract execution for client requiring credit or ledger account can be facilitated within
5 working days.

8. Ease of Doing Business-Other Initiatives
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• Lowering the cost of doing Business- Review Tariff effective December 2021
that Consolidated SGR/MGR freight Tariff into a single simplified document.
• Subsidized export rates - focused strategy to support export competitiveness
and enhance cross border trade in the region.
• Enhanced Key Account Management capabilities- Business Development
Units (BDUs) for superior customer relations and professional support
• Enhancing Cross Border operations- Institutional cooperation with URC and
TRC to improve the regional freight network performance-Joint operations
framework

9. Ease of Doing Business-Future Plans
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• Integrated information systems- the management is implementing Management information
system modernization through an ERP (SAP).Complete roll out by Dec,2022. The new system will
later be integrated to KPA and KRA SAP systems for seamless operations, Online interface to Freight
Customers.
• The new system capabilities- generate e-consignment notes, facilitate remote and online working
procedures such as wagon booking, enhanced contracts management with customer specific pricing,
track and trace cargo enroute.
• Export oriented strategy -Exploring feasibility with other stakeholders for round trip charging to
support export cargo through empty repositioning of containers to Kampala.
• Specialized Reefer Trains- In collaboration with KPA, plans are underway to set up specialized
facilities for reefer trains from NICD and ICDE for enhanced transport of perishables by rail to port.

10. Ease of Doing Business-Unbundling cost containerized cargo
cargo
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Payable
Charge
Collecting
Agency
Rail (Exit
Naivasha
ICD)
SGR/MGR
TO MLB
ONWARD
TO KLA
VIA RAIL
SGR/MGR
TO MLB
EXIT
Rail
(Naivasha
ICD) MGR
connection-
KSM
Rail (Exit
Naivasha
ICD)
SGR/MGR
TO MLB
ONWARD
TO KLA VIA
RAIL
SGR/MGR
TO MLB
EXIT
Rail
(Naivasha
ICD) MGR
connection-
KSM
Wharfage 70 70 70 70 105 105 105 105
Shore-handling 85 85 85 85 120 120 120 120
Corridor Levy 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 3 3 3 3
Rail Transport from MSA Port to Malaba
for KRC (MGR Only), Msa Port to
Naivasha ICD (SGR only) & Dar Port
Mwanza for TRC
650 510 510 510 865 650 650 650
Rail Transport from Naivasha ICD to
Kisumu
350 460
Rail Transport from Naivasha ICD to
Malaba
350 350 460 460
Malaba Transhipment Cost 25 30
N/A 1,017 1,042 1,017 N/A 1,338 1,368 1,338
Total Freight Cost to Malaba/Kisumu
Service
20' CONTAINER
Item
IMPORTS
KPA Charges
KRC Rail
Charges
KPA
KRC
40' CONTAINER

11. Ease of Doing Business –Export Freight Rates
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20FT 40FT 20FT 40FT
Malaba - Mombasa 450 600 100 150 MGR /SGR
Kisumu - Mombasa 450 600 100 150 MGR /SGR
Malaba - Mombasa 420 420 100 150 MGR
Kisumu - Mombasa 420 420 100 150 MGR
Malaba - Naivasha 195 240 50 75 MGR
Kisumu - Naivasha 195 240 50 75 MGR
Rail Route
Rate USD
Network
Export Container Empty Container

12. Ease of Doing Business-Wagon Transit Times
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 Mombasa-Nairobi-Nakuru-Malaba (MGR) route -96 Hours from cargo loading
and documentation at the port
 Mombasa-Naivasha Inland Container Depot (SGR)-24 hours upon Transfer
and loading by KPA
 Naivasha Inland Container Depot-Malaba (MGR)-24 hours upon container
documentation and loading by KPA
 Naivasha Inland Container Depot-Kisumu (MGR)-24 hours upon container
documentation and loading by KPA
 Kisumu-Port Bell/Jinja (MV Uhuru)- 14 hours
NOTE
 The export timeline are similar
 Timelines are exclusive of duration taken to undertake documentation

13. Ease of Doing Business-Contact
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 All enquiries sent to marketing@krc.co.ke
 Personal Contacts scheruiyot@krc.co.ke
 Mobile: +254 (0)720 787021

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