Classic route
Addis–Djibouti Railway
Addis Ababa → Djibouti · Ethiopia · Djibouti
Africa’s first fully electrified cross-border railway runs from the Ethiopian highlands to the Red Sea in a day.
- Distance
- 756 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 12 h
- Average speed
- 63 km/h
- Top speed
- 120 km/h
Stations
- 17 kmAddis Ababa-Kality
- 50 kmBishoftu
- 74 kmMojo
- 96 kmAdama
- 229 kmAwash
- 297 kmAsebot
- 306 kmMieso
- 323 kmMullu
- 373 kmBike
- 398 kmErer
- 443 kmDire Dawa
- 645 kmDewele
- 726 kmNagâd نقاذ
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 6281977: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 28 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 7 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Addis–Djibouti Railway?
The Addis–Djibouti Railway runs 756 km from Addis Ababa to Djibouti. It runs through Ethiopia and Djibouti.
How long does the Addis–Djibouti Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 12 h for the 756 km. That is an average of 63 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Addis–Djibouti Railway?
EDR, with electric SGR sets.
How old is the Addis–Djibouti Railway?
The line has been in service since 2018. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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