The railway line linking the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa and the port of Djibouti will become fully operational this month, being the first African modern electrified railway. In August, the railway project was 98% completed.
The full length of the railway is 752.7 km, with a designed speed of 120 km per hour. With a total investment of USD 4 billion, it is being constructed by the China Railway Group and the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation.
It was designed and constructed in a most economical way, taking only six years for its final completion.
The line comprises a 107 km double track from Addis Ababa to Adama, with 549 km of single track from Adama to Dewele. The new route will reduce travel time from Sebeta to the port of Djibouti by more than 50% and will form an important part of the East to West Africa Railway Network. The line will support both freight and passenger traffic.
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