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[PHOTOS] A look at Green Park bus terminus ahead of launch

After almost 20 months of construction, test runs and consultation, NMS has announced that operations will start in phases.

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Matatus plying Lang'ata road will start operations at the terminus three days later on May 27, 2022

The much-awaited Sh 250 million Green Park Bus Terminal will commence operations in phases starting on Tuesday, Nairobi Metropolitan Services has announced.

In a public notice issued on Monday, NMS announced that PSVs plying Ngong' road and Argwings Kodhek road will pick and drop passengers at the Green Park Bus Terminal from Tuesday, May 24, 2022

“Nairobi Metropolitan Services wishes to inform Public Service Vehicle (PSVs) operators and the general public that the Green Park Bus Terminal will commence operations in phases,” reads the notice

Matatus plying Lang'ata road will start operations at the terminus three days later on May 27, 2022.

Green Park is among six other termini the NMS is setting up following President Uhuru Kenyatta’s directive back in March 2020.

The others include Desai, Park Road, Ladhies-Muthurwa, Fig Tree terminus and Bunyala-Workshop Road.

The terminal located opposite Kenya Railways club has a capacity to accommodate 300 to 350 vehicles at any given time and up to 20,000 matatus in a day.

Public toilets at the Green Park terminal on May 18, 2022
Public toilets at the Green Park terminal on May 18, 2022
Image: WILFRED NYANGERESI
An electronic display of matatu routes to help travelers locate their bus stop on May 18, 2022
An electronic display of matatu routes to help travelers locate their bus stop on May 18, 2022
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Some workers under Nairobi Metropolitan Services help sprinkle water in the grass at Green Park Terminal on May 18, 2022
Some workers under Nairobi Metropolitan Services help sprinkle water in the grass at Green Park Terminal on May 18, 2022
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A man walks by a dustbin that includes a number of bins that is positioned to help maintain sanitation within the Green Park bus terminal on May 18, 2022
A man walks by a dustbin that includes a number of bins that is positioned to help maintain sanitation within the Green Park bus terminal on May 18, 2022
Image: WILFRED NYANGERESI
Workers weeding grass at the Green Park terminal ahead of its opening on May 24,2022
Workers weeding grass at the Green Park terminal ahead of its opening on May 24,2022
Image: WILFRED NYANGERSI
Two women sweeping the entrance of the Green Park Bus terminus May 18, 2022
Two women sweeping the entrance of the Green Park Bus terminus May 18, 2022
Image: WILFRED NYANGERESI
A view of sitting bays located within Green Park terminal on May 18, 2022
A view of sitting bays located within Green Park terminal on May 18, 2022
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Final touches at Green Park terminal on Wednesday ahead of its commissioning on May 18, 2022
Final touches at Green Park terminal on Wednesday ahead of its commissioning on May 18, 2022
Image: WILFRED NYANGERESI
Main entrance of vehicles along Haile Selassie on May 18, 2022.
Main entrance of vehicles along Haile Selassie on May 18, 2022.
Image: WILFRED NYANGERESI
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