Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway

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The Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway is a modern electrified standard-gauge rail line linking Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa with the port city of Djibouti, serving as a key trade and transport corridor for landlocked Ethiopia.

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instanceOf electrified railway line
international railway line
standard-gauge railway
builder China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation
China Railway Group Limited
connects Addis Ababa
Djibouti
Djibouti Port
linked to: Port of Djibouti

Ethiopia
constructionStart 2011
country Djibouti
Ethiopia
designedFor high-capacity freight trains
passenger trains
electrification 25 kV AC overhead line
fundingSource Export–Import Bank of China
gauge 1,435 mm
standard gauge
historicalPredecessor meter-gauge Addis Ababa–Djibouti railway
importance critical outlet to the sea for Ethiopia
length approximately 750 km
openedForFreight 2018
openedForPassengers 2018
openingDate 2016
operator Ethiopian Railway Corporation
Société Djiboutienne de Chemin de Fer
partOf Ethiopia’s national railway network
passesThrough Oromia Region
Somali Region of Ethiopia
primaryFunction freight transport
purpose to lower logistics costs for Ethiopian trade
to reduce transport time between Addis Ababa and Djibouti Port
region Horn of Africa
replaced Ethiopian–Djibouti Railway
replacesMode road transport along Addis Ababa–Djibouti corridor
role key transport corridor for landlocked Ethiopia
main trade corridor for Ethiopia
secondaryFunction passenger transport
status operational
strategicSignificance enhances regional integration in the Horn of Africa
supports Ethiopia’s export and import activities
terminus Addis Ababa
Djibouti City
terminusStation Furi–Lebu station
Nagad Railway Station
trackConfiguration double track near Addis Ababa
single track on most sections

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Djibouti City railway Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway
Port of Djibouti connectedTo Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway
Port of Tadjoura connectedTo Ethiopia–Djibouti transport corridor
linked to: Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway
Arta Region hasTransportLink Djibouti–Addis Ababa Railway
linked to: Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway
Djibouti Region hasTransportInfrastructure Djibouti–Addis Ababa Railway terminus
linked to: Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway
Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway historicalPredecessor meter-gauge Addis Ababa–Djibouti railway
linked to: Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway