Concern raised over Kenyan plan to run portion of rail through national park

Plans by Kenya to construct the last kilometres of a 472 km standard-gauge railway (SGR) line across a major national park in the capital city, Nairobi, have met with stiff opposition from environmentalists. Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC), which is constructing the line, which stretches from the coastal city of Mombasa, the 6-km-long stretch across the Nairobi National Park will be suspended on a pillar bridge that is 8 m high at the entrance of the park. The elevation will rise gradually, with the tallest pillar, at the exit of the park, standing at 41 m.