This is the first station to be completed under the Nairobi Commuter Railway (NCR) project and comes more than 80 years after the last railway station was opened in Butere. it will take approximately 30 minutes to get to the city, using the commuter train, as opposed to spending 90 minutes commuting using Mombasa Road.Similar services will be provided from Nairobi Central Station to various areas
in the city such as Upperhill, Westlands, Hurlingham, etc. The Corporation is also undertaking the construction of other similar railway stations at Imara Daima and Makadara. Imara Daima Station is expected to serve over 2,000 commuters a day and is expected to be complete by early 2013. It will have parking space for over 150 cars and targets commuters from Industrial Area, Embakasi and Mombasa Road. Makadara Station is expected to be completed by mid-2013 and will serve over 5,000 commuters a day. It will have parking space for about 500 vehicles and targets commuters from Buruburu, Jogoo Road, Jerusalem, Jericho, Uhuru and Hamze among others.
