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Eritrean Railway

Asmara → Massawa · Eritrea

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Eritrean Railway — Asmara to Massawa
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Pre-war Italian Mallet steam locos still claw up 3.5% grades and switchbacks 2,300 m between the Red Sea and Asmara: one of the great colonial mountain railways.

Stations

  1. 0 kmAsmara
  2. 3 kmSummit
  3. 7 kmShegereni
  4. 12 kmArbaroba
  5. 18 kmLessa
  6. 24 kmNefasit
  7. Show 4 more stations
    1. 47 kmGhinda
    2. 59 kmBaresa
    3. 71 kmDamas
    4. 86 kmMai Atal
  8. 107 kmMoncullo
  9. 110 kmOtumlo
  10. 112 kmCampo di Marte حقل المريخ
  11. 112 kmRail Halt
  12. 114 kmMassawa-Taulud

The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station.

How this line was checked

  • Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
  • Wikipedia has an article for this line

Questions and answers

How long is the Eritrean Railway?

The Eritrean Railway runs 118 km from Asmara to Massawa.

How long does the Eritrean Railway take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 8 h for the 118 km. That is an average of 15 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 30 km/h.

Who runs the Eritrean Railway?

Eritrean Railway, with 1930s Ansaldo Mallet steam.

How old is the Eritrean Railway?

The line has been in service since 1911. 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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