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The Addis Ababa Light Rail (Amharic language, Amharic: የአዲስ አበባ ቀላል ባቡር; Ye’Adīsi Abeba k’elali Baburi) is a light rail system in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the first light rail and rapid transit in eastern and sub-saharan Africa.
A line running from the city centre to industrial areas in the south of the city was opened on 20 September 2015 and inaugurated by Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. Service began on 9 November 2015 for the second line (west-east). The total length of both lines is , with 39 stations. Trains are expected to be able to reach maximum speeds of .
The railway was contracted by China Railway Group Limited. The Ethiopian Railways Corporation began construction of the double track electrified light rail transit project in December 2011 after securing funds from the Exim Bank of China, Export-Import Bank of China. Trial operations were begun on 1 February 2015, with several months of testing following that. It is operated by the Shenzhen Metro Group.
Of the two line rail lines, the east-west line extends , stretching from Ayat Village to Torhailoch, and passing through Megenagna, Ethio-Djibouti Railways#Addis Ababa railway station, Meskel Square, Legehar and Mexico Square (Addis Ababa), Mexico Square. The north-south line, which is in length, passes through Menelik II Square, Merkato, Lideta Army Airport, Lideta, Legehar, Meskel Square, Gotera and Kaliti. However, two lines have a common track of about 2.7 km. The common track is the elevated section which runs east to west across the southern edge of the CBD from Meskel Square to Mexico Square, and onwards to Lideta. Trains on the north south line are blue and white, whilst on the east west line they are green and white. The Fares cost 2-6 Ethiopian birr. Tickets are bought at orange coloured kiosks next to each station.
The final cost to build the railway was US$475m, with construction taking three years. The Addis Ababa Light Rail was originally to have a total of 41 stations on its two lines, and each train was planned have a capacity to carry 286 passengers. This will enable the light rail transit to provide a transportation service to 15,000 passengers per hour per direction (PPHPD) and 60,000 in all four directions. The railway lines have their own dedicated power grid.
According to China Railway Group Limited, CREC the system carried on average 113,500 daily passengers in January 2016 with 153,000 passengers as highest passenger load during a single day. Service frequency was 10 minutes during peak hours on both lines and 20 minutes during off-peak hours. On average there were 94 train rotations on the Blue line (3,177.2 Units of transportation measurement, vehicle-kilometres) and 93 rotations on the Green line (3,236.4 vehicle-kilometres).
''Addis Ababa opens 2nd LRT line''
/ref> There are five planned stops.
Project presentation
Addis Train (Android App)
Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit Map
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Overview
Of the two line rail lines, the east-west line extends , stretching from Ayat Village to Torhailoch, and passing through Megenagna, Ethio-Djibouti Railways#Addis Ababa railway station, Meskel Square, Legehar and Mexico Square (Addis Ababa), Mexico Square. The north-south line, which is in length, passes through Menelik II Square, Merkato, Lideta Army Airport, Lideta, Legehar, Meskel Square, Gotera and Kaliti. However, two lines have a common track of about 2.7 km. The common track is the elevated section which runs east to west across the southern edge of the CBD from Meskel Square to Mexico Square, and onwards to Lideta. Trains on the north south line are blue and white, whilst on the east west line they are green and white. The Fares cost 2-6 Ethiopian birr. Tickets are bought at orange coloured kiosks next to each station.
The final cost to build the railway was US$475m, with construction taking three years. The Addis Ababa Light Rail was originally to have a total of 41 stations on its two lines, and each train was planned have a capacity to carry 286 passengers. This will enable the light rail transit to provide a transportation service to 15,000 passengers per hour per direction (PPHPD) and 60,000 in all four directions. The railway lines have their own dedicated power grid.
According to China Railway Group Limited, CREC the system carried on average 113,500 daily passengers in January 2016 with 153,000 passengers as highest passenger load during a single day. Service frequency was 10 minutes during peak hours on both lines and 20 minutes during off-peak hours. On average there were 94 train rotations on the Blue line (3,177.2 Units of transportation measurement, vehicle-kilometres) and 93 rotations on the Green line (3,236.4 vehicle-kilometres).
Future expansion
There are future plans for extensions in all four directions. According to Getachew Betru, CEO of Ethiopian Railway Corporation, the Ethiopian government indicated that any new line built should be completely grade-separated. Apart from extending the existing lines, two new lines are under consideration by the Ethiopian government. The first one will start at St. George's Cathedral, Addis Ababa, St. George's Cathedral, pass along Mexico Square to the AU Conference Center and Office Complex, African Union Headquarters and will terminate at Lebu, Addis Ababa, Lebu, connecting to the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway, new national rail network. The second line will start at Megenagna, Megenagna Roundabout and passes via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Bole Airport, Wello Sefer area, Saris market area and Jommo area and terminates at Lebu, Addis Ababa, Lebu.Rolling stock
Addis Ababa Light Rail operates currently a fleet of 41 three-section 70% low-floor trams manufactured by Changchun Railway Vehicles, CNR Changchun (and based on the design for Shenyang Modern Tram).Lines
Blue Line
* Open 20 September 2015. * The Blue Line runs south from Menelik Square to Kaliti with 22 stops (including the common section). There are three planned stops.Common section
* Open 20 September 2015. * The common section runs from St. Lideta to Meskel Square, with 5 stops.Green Line
* Open 9 November 2015. * The Green Line runs east from Ayat to Tor Hailoch, with 23 stops (including the common section)./ref> There are five planned stops.
See also
* List of tram and light rail transit systemsReferences
External links
Project presentation
Addis Train (Android App)
Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit Map
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