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The Kenya Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is a partially finished railway system connecting Kenya's cities. Once completed, it will link the country to the neighboring country of Uganda, and through Uganda, to South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi.
The Mombasa-Nairobi SGR generally runs parallel to the Uganda Railway, a metre-gauge line that was built during British colonial rule. [14] The SGR, however, has a straighter alignment that accommodates higher speeds. Because of the rough and hilly terrain, large portions of the SGR were built on viaducts and embankments and in cuttings.
The Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is a railway system, under construction and partially in operation, serving Tanzania and linking it to the neighbouring countries of Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi, and through these to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as part of the East African Railway Master Plan.
New and extended SGR are being built, with some dual gauge. Greece: Hellenic Railways Organisation (operated by TrainOSE) All modern Greek networks, except in the Peloponnese Holy See: 1 km (0.62 mi) Hong Kong: MTR (former KCR network – East Rail line, Tuen Ma line, Light Rail)
In December 2023, the AfDB approved various financing structures valued at US$696.41 million. The funds are intended for an electrified Tabora-Kigoma link in Tanzania as well as the Tanzania–Burundi SGR. The bank will provide US$98.62 million to Burundi in the form of grants and US$597.79 million to Tanzania in the form of loans and guarantees.
The Rwanda Standard Gauge Railway is a standard gauge railway (SGR) system, under development, linking the country to the neighboring countries of Tanzania and Uganda.It is intended to ease the transfer of goods between the Indian Ocean ports of Dar es Salaam and Mombasa, and the Rwandan capital Kigali.
The new standard-gauge railway (SGR) is intended to replace the old, inefficient metre-gauge railway system. The entire 1,724 kilometres (1,071 mi) SGR in Uganda will cost an estimated $12.8 billion. The entire 1,724 kilometres (1,071 mi) SGR in Uganda will cost an estimated $12.8 billion.
Sugar Land Regional Airport (IATA: SGR, ICAO: KSGR, FAA LID: SGR) is a city-owned public-use airport located in Sugar Land, Texas , 17 miles (27 km) southwest of the central business district of Houston. [1] [2] Founded privately in the early 1950s as Hull Field, it was renamed in 1990, as Sugar Land Municipal Airport when acquired by the city.