The Commuter rail services within Nairobi and satellite towns have been scaled down.
Kenya Railways Management in a statement on Wednesday scaled down its services to Ruiru, Embakasi village, Limuru, Syokimau and Lukenya.
Kenya Railways did not give any reason for the scale down.
However, it is understood that most of those who use the service travelled to the upcountry for the festive season.
The services are halted from 28 December to 2nd January, 2022.
"Normal commuter operations will resume on January 3rd 2022," Kenya Railways said.
The Corporation said the services operational during the festive season include Madaraka Express Passenger Services to and from Mombasa and Nairobi that operates each day.
Others not affected include Madaraka Express passenger service between Nairobi and Suswa station in Narok that operates on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Kenya Railways said the link services between Nairobi Central station and Nairobi terminus everyday at 0630 hours, 1200 hours and 2010 hours has not been affected by the scaling down.
The safari train to and from Nanyuki and Nairobi that operates on Fridays and Sundays as well as the Safari train to and from Nairobi and Kisumu that operates on Fridays and Sundays has not been affected.
Kenya Railways has also been offering Bus Services to various parts of the city.
It however did not indicate if such services have also been affected by the scale down.
In November 2020, President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the Nairobi Commuter Rail System.
The system consists of new Diesel Mobile Units and Commuter Rail Buses.
The Nairobi Central Station will serve as the nerve centre of operations connecting to 10 stations in satellite towns, including newly built stations in Donholm and Pipeline.
Currently, there are commuter train services on Nairobi - Imara Daima-Syokimau route, Nairobi - Githurai - Mwiki - Kahawa – Ruiru route, Nairobi-Embakasi route, and Nairobi - Kibera – Kikuyu route.
Kenya Railways Managing Director Phillip Mainga had said on average they move 30,000 to 40,000 passengers through the station daily.
KR is targeting a daily commute to the CBD of 1.5 million people.
Travellers are ferried to and from the Nairobi Central Station under the Commuter Rail Project, a collaboration of the Kenya Railway Service and the Nairobi Metropolitan Services.
The commuter rail is part of the Master Plan of an integrated commuter system within the city and its environs. It also comprises the Bus Rapid Transit, monorail and underground rail.
Kenya Railways has purchased 11 refurbished DMUs for Sh1.15 billion.
The new DMUs plies five routes from Nairobi Central Station to Embakasi Village, Syokimau, Kitengela, Kikuyu and Thika.
