Addis Ababa Light Rail (Amh . የአዲስ አበባ ቀላል ባቡር ) is a light rail system (LRT) in Addis Ababa , the capital of Ethiopia . Served by Ethiopian Railways . In Africa, this is the second LRT system (after Tunisia ) and the fourth partially-underground city rail system (after the Cairo , Algerian metro and Johannesburg city electric train ).
| Addis Ababa Light Rail | |
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| Description | |
| A country |  Ethiopia |
| Location | Addis Ababa |
| opening date | 2015 year |
| Owner | |
| Operator | Ethiopian Railways |
| Site | |
| Route network | |
| Number of routes | 2 |
| Net length | 31.6 km |
| Rolling stock | |
| Number of wagons | 41 |
| Depot number | 2 |
| Technical details | |
| Track width | 1435 mm |
Content
History
Construction began in December 2011 . The test movement without passengers began on February 1, 2015 [1] .
Passenger traffic along the blue line (north-south) began on September 20, 2015 [2] , and along the second green line (west-east) , the movement was launched on November 9 of the same year.
The system was created by Chinese companies (construction - China Railway Group, operator - Shenzhen Metro Group).
Description
The system is mainly flyover and ground. There are 39 stations on two lines.
| Line | opening date | Length | Number of stations |
| Blue (North-South) | September 20, 2015 | 16.9 km | 23 |
| Green (west-east) | November 9, 2015 | 17.4 km | 22 |
The system consists of 10 aboveground, 28 above ground and the only underground station located in the city center, on Menelik II Square. There are two depots, the first behind Kaliti station (for the blue line) and the second between Meri and Ayat stations (for the green line). Two lines of 41 three-section low-floor trams serve two lines. A ticket costs from 2 to 6 birr. Passenger traffic is 200,000 people per day.
Perspectives
- Planned extension to the north, south, east, west of the existing end [3] .
Gallery
Tramway overpass near Meskel Square
Underground station
Composition
The way
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Video of the arrival of the tram at the station and departure
See also
- Light rail
- Tunisian tram
Notes
- ↑ Addis Ababa light rail test running begins . Railwaygazette.com. Date of treatment August 3, 2015. Archived July 9, 2015.
- ↑ the economist
- ↑ 2ND PHASE OF ADDIS LIGHT RAIL UNDER NEGOTIATION | EthioDailypost Archived on November 14, 2015.