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2.4 Ethiopia Railway Assessment 2.4 Ethiopia Railway Assessment Website of the Ethio-Djibouti Railway Rail transport in Ethiopia currently consists of one electrified standard gauge rail line, connecting the Djibouti Port with Addis Ababa, crossing Akaki, Bishoftu, Modjo, Adama, Metehara, Awash, Mieso, Bike, Dire Dawa, Adigala, Ayisha, and Dewele towns, stretching 671 km inside Ethiopia and Queleleh, Ali Sabieh, Holhol and Negad station in Djibouti with a length of 82 km. Both country and the related railway company sign on January (Year?) an agreement to implement a JV company to manage the line. But the JV itself will assign a Chinese Consortium to manage the line signing a Management Contract. The railways corporation has identified eight railway corridors for study, design and subsequent implementation. And out of these the first phase, Addis Ababa-Modjo-Awash-Dire Dawa-Dewanle-Djibouti route, 752 km long, is completed in 2017 and operation is started on January 1st of 2018. On January 1st, 2018, the Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn officially inaugurated the Ethiopia-Djibouti line, a new standard gauge international railway and Africa’s first electrified cross-border railway that connects Ethiopia to the Red Sea. Awash to Hara Gebeya, which is part of the Awash-Kombolcha-Mekele-Shire route, is currently under construction. Hara Gebeya – Mekele section is also under construction but all the activities stop due the lack of a financer. In the GTP II the country has make plan to build around 3000 km of railway. For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Government Contact List. Railway Companies and Consortia There are no private railway companies in Ethiopia. For more information on railway company contact details, please see the following link: 4.9 Railway Companies Contact List. Capacity Table Page 1 No Description Model Quantity Manufacturer Purpose Temporary Parking Place 1 Freight Electric HXDIC 32 ZELC To haul freight wagon Indode Locomotive 2 Passenger HXDIC 3 ZELC To haul passenger wagon Indode Electric Locomotive 3 Diesel Shunting DF10DDB 6 Dalian Loco & For shunting operations Indode Locomotive Rolling stock 4 Hard Seat YZ25G 20 Changehun Railway for passenger transportation Indode Coach Vehicle Co. Ltd (CRC) 5 Hard Sleeper YW25G 4 CRC for passenger transportation Indode Coach 6 Soft Berth RW25G 4 CRC for passenger transportation Indode Coach 7 Dinner Coach RW25G 2 CRC for passenger transportation Dire Dawa Project site 8 Box Wagon PW2 220 BFCY Goods which are afraid of sun, rain snow, erosion and boxed and bagged Dire Dawa (paper products, appliance auto parts, goods and beverages etc.) Project site 9 Covered CW4 110 BFCY Goods such as building materials, steel, coal, core, mechanical equipment’ Dire Dawa Gondola Wagon s wood etc. Project site 10 Uncovered CW3 20 BFCY Goods such as building materials, steel, coal, core, mechanical equipment’ Dire Dawa Gondola Wagon s wood etc. Project site 11 Hopper KW2 20 BFCY Light bulk materials such as grain, fertilizer, flour, salt, sugar, clay lime etc. Dire Dawa Covered Wagon Project site 12 Hopper KW3 20 BFCY Heavy bulk commodities such as coal, coke, stone, sand, ores, gravel, Dire Dawa Uncovered scrap material etc. Project site Wagon 13 Flat Wagon NW5 550 BFCY International containers, and road trailers, Bulk and finished goods such as Dire Dawa a lumber, pipes, plywood, drywall, etc., Can carry refrigeration container Project site 14 Refrigerated BW1 10 BFCY Fresh and perishable food staffs such as fish, meat, vegetable, fruits etc. Dire Dawa Wagon Project site 15 Tank Wagon GW2 110 BFCY Luids (mechanicals and petroleum’s) such as gasoline, diesel etc. Dire Dawa Project site 16 Center beam NW6 20 BFCY Lumber and building material Dire Dawa Wagon Project site 17 Bi-Level Wagon NW7 20 BFCY Large vehicles and automobiles Dire Dawa Project site Rail Operator Capacity Operator / Operator / Operator / Company Name Company Name Company Name Lines Operates On List lines List lines List lines Max Train Length and / or Pulling Capacity Locomotives Electric / Diesel / Steam Electric / Diesel / Steam Electric / Diesel / Steam Covered Freight Wagons Size (m) Flatbed Freight Wagons Size (m) High-sided Freight Wagons Size (m) Drop-side Freight Wagons Size (m) Page 2 Key Route Information Standard Route Information Route A Route B Route C Route D From - To From - To From - To From - To Track Gauge Ruling Gradient Total Track Distance Single and / or Double Single and / or Double Single and / or Double Single and / or Double Type of Rail Weight and if welded or not Weight and if welded or not Weight and if welded or not Weight and if welded or not Type of Sleeper and Fastenings Total Track Travel Time Maintenance Good / Marginal / Bad Good / Marginal / Bad Good / Marginal / Bad Good / Marginal / Bad Companies / Consortiums Operating on Line Traffic Frequency Monthly / Weekly / Daily Monthly / Weekly / Daily Monthly / Weekly / Daily Monthly / Weekly / Daily Security Good / Marginal / Bad Good / Marginal / Bad Good / Marginal / Bad Good / Marginal / Bad Main Stations Key Stations Key Station Information Sebeta Endode Mojo Adama Metahara Meiso Bike Dire Dawa Dewale 8°55'55.53"N 8°51'15.42"N 8°35'17.42"N 8°30'20.55"N 8°54'49.09"N 9°12'52.51"N 9°33'3.58"N 9°37'43.21"N 11° 4'7.20"N Location 38°41'17.61"E 38°46'7.45"E 39° 8'15.29"E 39°15'51.94"E 39°55'36.97"E 40°43'58.54"E 41°11'33.43"E 41°46'26.85"E 42°38'14.91"E Contact Information Road Road Road Road Road Road Road Road, Air Road Connections with Other Transport Means Storage Capacity (m2 and m3) Handling Equipment Handling Capacity Other Comments Page 3.
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