Northern Corridor is a busy and an important transport route to the East and Central Africa countries of Burundi, Eastern DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda,

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and Uganda. The main Northern Corridor transport network is connected to the

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and includes a road network; railways belonging to

Kenya Railways Corporation Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC), also Kenya Railways (KR) is the national railway of Kenya. Established in 1977, KR is a state corporation. History The original Uganda Railway was transformed into the East African Railways and Harbours Corp ...

and

Uganda Railways Corporation 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. URC's system ...

; rail-lake transport; inland water routes;

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commonly regarded locally as ICDs (Inland Container Depots); Tororo Inland Port - whose contract was awarded to Great Lakes Ports Limited of Kenya amid opposition from clearing firms and truck transporters; plus an oil pipeline. The alternative transport network serving the landlocked Great Lakes Region is through

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, called the Central Corridor linked to Dar es Salaam. This uses Tanzania's Central Line.

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{{reflist Transport in Burundi Transport in Rwanda Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Transport in Uganda Transport infrastructure in Kenya