Nairobi railway station Nairobi railway station Nairobi railway station is a railway station located in Nairobi, Kenya. The station is on the Uganda Railway, and used to provide services to Mombasa three times per week. However, as of 2017, the new Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway has taken over services to Mombasa, starting from a new Nairobi Terminus in Syokimau, 20 km from Nairobi CBD. The station was built in 1899 and saw structural additions throughout the 20th century. This was the site of the first stone building in Nairobi in 1904 which was a Catholic church. That church now meets at the Cathedral
Nairobi and gurdwaras within the city. Prominent places of worship in Nairobi include the Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family, All Saints Cathedral, Ismaili Jamat Khana, and Jamia Mosque. Nairobi has two informal nicknames. The first is ""The Green City in the Sun"", which is derived from the city's foliage and warm climate. The second is the ""Safari Capital of the World"", which is used due to Nairobi's prominence as a hub for safari tourism. There are a number of shopping malls in the Nairobi Area. These include: Garden city mall, Thika road mall (TRM), the West Gate mall, Prestige Plaza,