Uganda rail

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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Accelerating socio-economic

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LOCATION

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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OUTDATED DILAPIDATED AND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DILAPIDATED AND OUTDATED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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EXISTING DIRE

SITUATION

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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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CHOICE OF GAUGE

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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REGIONAL COMMITMENT

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Map of SGR

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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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EARTHWORK SLOPE

PROTECTION

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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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PROPOSED NEW SGR HQ

COMPLEX IN KAMPALA

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PROGRESS IN KENYA-

VIADUCT (BRIDGE)PIERS

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PROGRESS IN KENYA-

CONCRETE SLEEPERS

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KENYA PROGRESS-FABRICATING A

BRIDGE BEAM/GIRDER

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KENYA PROGRESS -

DEMONSTRATION SECTION

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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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End

Thank You

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