At the end of 1885, the western segment of the Northern Railway was officially completed and opened, while the Hessen Railway had not yet been constructed, as its difficulty was much higher than that of the western segment of the Northern Railway.
Due to the completion of the western segment of the Northern Railway, the Mombasa City government held a separate discussion on this matter.
Because Mombasa is the starting point of the Northern Railway, the larger the coverage area of the Northern Railway, the more it benefits Mombasa's economic and political status.
In fact, over the years, because of the exaggerated length advantage of the Central Railway and the vast economic hinterland, Mombasa has always been overshadowed by Dar es Salaam.
The most obvious aspect of this is that along the Northern Railway, the population, resources, and number of cities are all significantly inferior to those of the Central Railway.
