Uganda Railway
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This article is about the British colonial undertaking of 1896–1929. For Uganda's state railway since 1977, see Uganda Railways Corporation.
The Uganda Railway was a metre-gauge railway system and former British state-owned railway company. The line linked the interiors of Uganda and Kenya with the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa in Kenya. After a series of mergers and splits, the line is now in the hands of the Kenya Railways Corporation and the Uganda Railways Corporation.
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Company type | Government-owned corporation |
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Founded | 1895 (1895) |
Defunct | 1929 (1929) |
Successor | Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours East African Railways & Harbours |
Key people | Sir George Whitehouse |
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