1. The MN-SGR has seven freight yards which includes: Port Reitz, Voi, Mtito Andei, Kibwezi, Emali, Athi River and Nairobi. At the moment Port Reitz, Nairobi and Athi River freight yards are operational.
2. SGR operator freight yards in Nairobi and Mombasa area are open to cargo owners for cargo transport, loading and unloading services. The yards are equipped with gantry crane, reach stacker, forklift, etc. for loading and unloading.
(1) Covering an operation area of 26900㎡, Nairobi freight yard is a comprehensive yard with 4 cargos tracks and can simultaneously handle 78 wagons every time and offer handling of various ordinary cargoes. Connected with ICD, the yard is an inland station for handling import and export containers
(2) Port Reitz station: covering an area of 46930 ㎡, it has 5 cargo tracks and can handle container loading and unloading simultaneously for 248 wagons. It as well handles container loading and unloading of common wet-resistant goods and long &large cargo loading and transport. At the same time, it connects to the port relief line as an exclusive inland port station of import and export containers as well as bulk cargo handling.
Adjacent to Port Reitz, Port Reitz Freight Yard is the most convenient depot in Kenya after unloading from the ship. The SGR starts from here to connect to inland.
(3) Train safety detection devices - over-load and unbalanced detection devices are equipped at Port Reitz station and Nairobi station to ensure the safety of railway transport.
