Addis Ababa’s $475-million light railway project became operational on Sunday following a colorful inauguration ceremony. According to Getachew Betru, CEO of the Ethiopian Railway Corporation ...

Local residents walk on the platform of a light rail station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sept. 20, 2015. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo) ADDIS ABABA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese-built 34-km Addis Ababa Light ...

The train of the Addis Ababa light railway is in operation, Feb 1, 2015. Photo by Ni Tao/Peopel's Daily ADDIS ABABA - Official testing of the Addis Ababa light railway was launched on Sunday ...

Pre-revenue testing of Addis Ababa light railway was launched today(February 2/2015). Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn, Deputy Prime minister Demeke Mekonnen ...

The first light-rail transit line in sub-Saharan Africa opened on Sunday, bringing curious Ethiopians out in droves to line up for a ride on the Addis Metro in the capital city of Addis Ababa. The ...

The Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit Service and the Embassy of Ireland to Ethiopia announced that as part of the 7th annual Global Greening Initiative (GGI), the light rail system in Addis Ababa ...

Part 1 looked at the light railway ... at what is billed as the country’s brand new main station. The Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway is a roughly 759 kilometer-long railway connecting the ...

The Ethiopian Railway (ERC) has started passenger services on Addis Ababa Line 1 ... The $470m Addis light rail project, which opened following several months of test running, has been built over ...

The Addis Ababa Light Rail Train (AALRT), sub-Saharan Africa ... sometimes it is life-threatening to cross the road to get to the station. Visible zebra crossings and functioning traffic lights ...

China has come to the rescue of the Chinese-built Addis Ababa light rail transport service, agreeing to provide spare parts worth 155 million yuan (US$23 million) for the struggling network’s ...

Local residents walk on the platform of a light rail station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sept. 20, 2015. (Photo: Xinhua) The Chinese-built 34-km Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit (AALRT) network has ...