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Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway
railway
Cities
Addis Ababa
✸ Ethiopia
Djibouti
✸ Djibouti
Distance
759km
new
759kmrehabilitated
– kmexisting
– kmCost
$4.2b
$4,200,000,000
Phases
operational, 2018
Objective
The aim is to massively increase the amount of freight travelling by rail from Ethiopia, as well as provide passenger services along the route.Description
A new standard gauge railway connecting landlocked Ethiopia to the ocean through Djibouti (95% of trade).History
The Ethio-Djibouti Railway is a 1,000 mm ( 3 ft 33⁄8 in) gauge railway built in 1897–1917.Capacities
24900000
tonnes
freight
per year
Finance
$3000000000 loan
Export–Import Bank of China
Bank
$1200000000 loan
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd
Construction company
Operators
China Railway Group
Company
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd
Construction company
Ethio-Djibouti Standard Gauge Rail Transport S.C.
Company
Contractors
China Railway Group
Company
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd
Construction company