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AFRICA RAIL 2015
COUNTRY SPOTLIGHT - UGANDA
Implementation of the Standard
Gauge Railway in Uganda –
Challenges and Opportunities
Charles A Kateeba
Uganda Railways Corporation
June 2015
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THE PROBLEM
LANDLOCKED COUNTRY
1000 KMS FROM NEAREST
SEA PORT
POORLY DEVELOPED ROAD
NETWORK
WEAK AIR SERVICE NETWORK
OUTDATED DILAPIDATED AND
UNDER FUNDED RAILWAY
NETWORK
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CHALLENGES
SMALL AND FRAGMENTED
NATIONAL ECONOMY LARGELY
FINANCED BY EXTERNAL
SOURCES
UNDEVELOPED NATIONAL AND
FINANCIAL MARKETS
NEGATIVE INTERNATIONAL
IMAGE DUE TO NATIONAL AND
REGIONAL SECURITY
SMALL AND INCREMENTAL
DEVELOPMENT MENTALITY
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CURRENT STATUS OF
EXISTING RAILWAY
NEARLY 120 YEARS OLD
DILAPIDATED AND OUTDATED
TECHNOLOGY
UNRELIABLE SERVICES, UNSAFE,
INEFFICIENT AND VERY COSTLY
ONLY 20% (250KM) OF EXISTING
RAILWAY SYSTEM OPERATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT
MARKET SHARE 5% OF 14.5 M
(2014), DOWN FROM 15% IN 2004
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CURRENT OPERATIONAL
SITUATION
AVERAGE TRANSIT TIME FROM
MOMBASA TO KAMPALA 6-10
DAYS (2014)
AVERAGE SPEED 15-25 KPH
MAX PAYLOAD 40 TEUS/TRAIN
DESIGN AXLE LOADING 18
TONNE/AXLE
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CURRENT OPERATIONAL
SITUATION
ROAD FREIGHT COST 16 USD
CENTS PER TONNE-KM I.E. 5
TIMES WORLD AVERAGE
RAIL FREIGHT COST 10 USD
CENTS PER TONNE-KM (RVR)
COMPARED TO WORLD AVERAGE
3-5 US CENTS
LOSS TO ECONOMY OVER USD
1.2 BILLION PER YEAR IN
TRANSPORT COSTS
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CHOICES TO MAKE
REHABILITATE/ UPGRADE EXISTING
LINE TO EXISTING STANDARDS
STEPPED UPGRADE AND CHANGE
OF GAUGE TO UNIFIED STANDARD
GAUGE
ADOPT APROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY
FIND DEVELOPMENT/FINANCING
PARTNERS
ADOPT APROPRIATE
PROCUREMENT AND PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT METHOD
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IMPLEMENTATION
STRATEGY
REGIONAL APPROACH
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
RATHER THAN COMMERCIAL
PROJECT
STATE (PUBLIC) FINANCED WITH
PRIVATE CAPITAL BLENDING
(PPP)
SEAMLESS OPERATION
TRANSIT ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT(SPATIAL
DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR)
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SUMMIT DECISIONS
SEAMLESS RAILWAY TRANSPORT
SYSTEM IN ALL FOUR NCIP
COUNTRIES (KENYA, UGANDA,
RWANDA AND SOUTH SUDAN)
HIGH CAPACITY, MODERN, SAFE,
RELIABLE
CONCESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCING FROM CHINA AND
ELSEWHERE
EPC/ TURNKEY (Method of
Procurement)
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SGR PROTOCOL
SIGNED ON MAY 11, 2014 IN NAIROBI
COMMITMENT BY PARTNER STATES
TO SGR
SIMILAR RAILWAY STANDARDS AND
SPECIFICATIONS
JOINT PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND
OPERATION
JOINT MOBILIZATION OF FINANCIAL
RESOURCES
INTEGRATED INSTITUTIONAL
FRAMEWORK FOR DECISION MAKING
JOINT HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT
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PROPOSED SGR
SYSTEM
TOTAL ROUTE LENGTH IN
UGANDA 1,614 KM
TRACK GAUGE “STANDARD”
1.435M
TRAILING LOAD 4,000 GROSS
TONNES
FREIGHT PAYLOAD 216 TEUS
PASSENGER CAPACITY 960
PAX
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TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
GRADIENT MAXIMUM 1.2%
HORIZONTAL CURVATURE
MINIMUM 800 TO 1200M
SPEED 120 KPH
AXLE LOAD 25 TONNE
LOADING GAUGE FOR DOUBLE
STACKED CONTAINERS
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TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
LINE CAPACITY OVER 40
TRAINS/DAY
PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE
SLEEPERS
LEVEL CROSSINGS-MINOR
ROADS
ELECTRIC TRACTION – (25KV,
AC-DC-AC)
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TYPICAL TRACK SECTION
Category Thickness
ballast(uppe
r layer)
30cm
ballast(lowe
r layer)
20cm
Base 60cm
Sub-base 190cm
Base course variable
770cm
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BENEFITS TO THE
ECONOMY
REDUCED TRANSPORT COSTS FROM
CURRENT 16 US CENTS (ROAD) TO
BELOW 5 US CENTS (RAIL) PER
TONNE-KM
REDUCED RAIL TRANSIT TIMES
FROM MOMBASA TO KAMPALA
FROM CURRENT 10 DAYS TO 1 DAY
REDUCED ROAD WEAR & TEAR
REDUCED TRANSPORTATION
ENERGY (FUEL) CONSUMPTION BY
80%
REDUCED ROAD ACCIDENTS
REDUCED MOTOR VEHICLE
EMISSIONS BY 72%
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BENEFITS TO THE
ECONOMY (CONT’D)
IMPROVED SAFETY
REDUCED ECONOMIC DRAG
INCREASED ECONOMIC
ACTIVITY
ENHANCED REGIONAL
INTEGRATION AND
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTEGRATION OF UGANDA
INTO WORLD MARKET AND
TRADE
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ECONOMIC BENEFITS
BENEFITS TO ECONOMY BY 2040 USD $118
BN
TRANSPORT COST SAVINGS USD $2 BN P.A
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Phasing of the Project Phase 1:
I. MALABA-KAMPALA (EASTERN
ROUTE) - 258KM
II. TORORO-GULU-NIMULE WITH
BRANCH FROM GULU -
PAKWACH (NORTHERN ROUTE)
760KM
Phase 2:
I. KAMPALA-BIHANGA-MIRAMA
HILLS (SOUTHERN ROUTE) -
294KM
II. BIHANGA-KASESE-MPONDWE
(WESTERN ROUTE)– 377KM
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CURRENT STATUS
EPC/TURNKEY CONTRACT SIGNED ON
30TH
MARCH 2015 FOR EASTERN AND
NORTHERN SGR ROUTES
PRELIMINARY WORKS COMMENCED
JUNE 2015
PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING DESIGNS
UNDERWAY ON THE WESTERN ROUTE
MOU SIGNED WITH CONTRACTOR MAY
JUNE 2015
CONSTRUCTION PERIOD ESTIMATED
36 MONTHS
CONSTRUCTION PERIOD ESTIMATED
36 MONTHS
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MAJOR COST AREAS
TOTAL LAND ESTIMATE 17,720
HECTARES
SUPER LARGE BRIDGES: TWO
ACROSS RIVER NILE IN UGANDA
I.E. JINJA (875M SPAN) AND
PAKWACH (250M SPAN)
VIADUCTS AND SMALL
BRIDGES: 33.8 KM IN UGANDA
TUNNELS: 7.6 KM IN UGANDA
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TYPICAL TRACK SECTION
Category Thickness
ballast(uppe
r layer)
30cm
ballast(lowe
r layer)
20cm
Base 60cm
Sub-base 190cm
Base course variable
770cm
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MAJOR COST
AREAS
SUPER LARGE BRIDGES: TWO
ACROSS RIVER NILE IN
UGANDA I.E. JINJA (875M
SPAN) AND PAKWACH (250M
SPAN)
VIADUCTS AND SMALL
BRIDGES: 33.8 KM
TUNNELS: 7.6 KM
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KENYA PROGRESS-FABRICATING A
BRIDGE BEAM/GIRDER
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BUSINESS & DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
ROLLING STOCK LEASING
OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE
INDUSTRIAL, BUSINESS AND
LEISURE PARKS
MINING AND MINERAL
PROCESSING
PLANNED ACCOMMODATION
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BUSINESS & DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
AND AGRO-PROCESSING HUBS
TOURISM, HOTELS AND
ENTERTAINMENT
SOCIAL ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
FEEDER TRANSPORT
SYSTEMS (AIR WATER AND
ROAD).
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