Sustainability of Rail Transport in Africa:A Case Study of Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway

• 作者: Juanling Zhao Mugo Kenneth Kamumbu
• 来源期刊: 环境科学与工程:A
• 学科: 经济
• 关键词: SGR case study SUSTAINABILITY RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
• 年，卷（期）: hjkxygc-a_2020,（1）
• 页码范围: 17-27
• 页数: 11页
• 分类号: F53

摘要

Rail transport has a crucial role in shaping the transportation system in a country.For instance,rail transport has played a significant role in movement of goods and people in Kenya and in Africa as whole for almost a century.By 1990,however,the industry started to decline due to competition from more reliable and efficient means of transportation(buses and trucks).Passenger services had almost disappeared(accounting for less than 1%of total traffic).Against this background,this research paper analyses consideration factors for sustainability of the SGR(Standard Gauge Railway)infrastructure in Kenya.A case study method was selected and mainly used the desk top research approach to collect secondary data that were drawn from railway institution records,railway journals,railway magazines,internet and other secondary sources from projects,contract documents and government reports.The research results were used to formulate a roadmap for sustainable railway infrastructure projects.The research also discusses the outcomes and makes some recommendations for railway transportation infrastructure projects sustainability.