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Uganda: Passenger Train to Cross the Nile Again As Railways Prepares Kampala-Jinja Service

Published by AllAfrica 2 October 2026 at 13:46
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[Nile Post] Passenger rail service between Kampala and Jinja is set to return before the end of 2026, with the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) preparing to launch a weekend service on the eastern route, more than three decades after regular passenger trains last served the corridor.

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