High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! 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 is rooted in the British colonial 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3 8 in) 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. Only the 5 mi (8.0 km) line between Kampala and Port Bell and the 120 mi (190 km) main line from Kampala to the Kenyan border at Tororo remain in use.