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The Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway (Amharic: አዲስ አበባ–ጅቡቲ የባቡር መስመር; French: Chemin de fer Addis Abeba–Djibouti, Oromo: Daandii baaburaa Finfinneefi Jibutii, Somali: Jidka Tareenka ee Addis Ababa-Jabuuti) is a standard gauge international railway that serves as the backbone of the new Ethiopian National Railway Network.
The Addis Ababa Light Rail was originally to have a total of 41 stations on its two lines, and each train was planned to have the capacity to carry 286 passengers. This will enable the light rail transit to provide a transportation service to 15,000 passengers per hour per direction (PPHPD) and 60,000 in all four directions. [ 10 ]
Two major railway stations survived. The Addis Ababa railway terminal, La Gare, is a century-old historical building. In 2008 a street project threatened it but the building survived and was not demolished. [39] The Dire Dawa railway terminal is even older than the Addis Ababa railway terminal. It is still in use.
The Addis Ababa railway terminal, La Gare, was threatened with demolition in 2008 by a street project, but the building survived. [32] The tracks between Dire Dawa and Addis Ababa fell into total disrepair, and many of the rails were stolen and sold for scrap. [33] Rail service between Dire Dawa and Djibouti City ended in August 2010.
That railway line was not expected to connect to the Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway. The Weldiya–Tadjoura Railway was considered to connect Ethiopia through the border station at Galafi with the new Port of Tadjourah, the second-largest Djiboutian port for bulk goods (potash). This railway was postponed during the tendering process.
Current railway stations in Ethiopia are served by standard gauge railways of the National Railway Network of Ethiopia which is mostly under construction, except the Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway. Other stations were built for the in 2018 still operating metre gauge Ethio-Djibouti Railways , although this railway has officially been superseded ...
The map of Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway The Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway is a standard gauge international railway that links Addis Ababa with the port of Djibouti on the Gulf of Aden, providing landlocked Ethiopia with railroad access to the sea.
Map 1 Addis Ketema [67] 7.41 271,644 36,659.1 2 Akaky Kaliti [68] 118.08 195,273 1,653.7 3 ... Addis Ababa Light Rail is the first light rail in sub-Saharan Africa.