The government of Uganda has signed a $3 billion contract with Yapı Merkezi for the construction of the Malaba-Kampala (Eastern Route) railway project.
The railway line, which is 273 km long, will be fully electrified and meet European and American standards.
This project includes the design, construction and purchase of rail vehicles for a standard gauge line with a design speed of 120 km/h. It will include two large stations, four medium-sized stations, a marshalling yard and three freight terminals.
The Eastern Route Railway project will improve connectivity in the region by connecting Uganda to Kenya and has a freight capacity of 25 million tonnes per year.
This link is strategically crucial as it will extend to the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa following the completion of the Naivasha-Malaba railway in Kenya.
Yapı Merkezi Vice Chairman Erdem Arıoğlu said: “We are very proud to undertake the Eastern Route Railway Project, one of the largest projects signed by Turkish contractors abroad, which will connect Uganda to Kenya.
“Leveraging our extensive expertise in railway engineering, we have achieved success in providing the most suitable technical solutions for this important project. We are very happy that we can successfully represent our country abroad.”
Previously, a China-based company had signed a construction contract in 2015, but this was canceled by the Ugandan government due to unfulfilled project financing obligations.
Yapı Merkezi intervened, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and later submitted a construction and financing proposal to the Ugandan Ministry of Transport in July 2023.
After the proposal negotiations were completed in June 2024, Yapı Merkezi received the award letter in September this year.
The company is also involved in the Kampala-Kasese (Western Route) railway project, which aims to provide the Democratic Republic of Congo with rail access to the port of Mombasa and is expected to start construction this year.
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