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| Company type | Government-owned corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Railway transport |
| Predecessor | East African Railways and Harbours Corporation |
| Founded | 1977 |
Key people | David Musoke Bulega Acting Managing Director[1][2] |
Number of employees | 200+ (2018)[3] |
The Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) is the parastatal railway of Uganda. It was formed after the breakup of the East African Railways Corporation (EARC) in 1977 when it took over the Ugandan part of the East African railways.[3]
URC's system is rooted in the British colonial 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge Uganda Railway that was transformed after World War I into the EARC. Its operation after the demise of the EARC had been hampered by civil war and inefficient management in Uganda. In 1989, government soldiers massacred sixty civilians at Mukura railway station.
Uganda Railways were joint recipients of the 2001 Worldaware Business Award for "assisting economic and social development through the provision of appropriate, sustainable and environmentally complementary transport infrastructure".
In 2023, Uganda Railways begun work on restoring its northern line to Gulu, eschewing the construction of a new standard gauge railway in favor of restoration of the existing one.[4]
- ^ Jonathan Kamoga (1 January 2021). "Uganda Seeks $976m For Building, Repair Of Railway". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Management Team – Uganda Railways Corporation (URC)".
- ^ a b Ngwomwoya, Amos (23 February 2018). "Passenger train services to resume on Monday". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Biryabarema, Elias (4 August 2023). "Uganda to reopen century-old rail link after China fails to fund new line". Reuters. Retrieved 4 August 2023.