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19 Trains Being Assembled in Ethiopia

Additional nine trains are being assembled here in Ethiopia by Ethiopian professionals. This is disclosed by the Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC).

The Corporation’s Public Relations Head, Dereje Tefera, explained out of the 41 trains which are being manufactured in China, 19 of them are assembled in Ethiopia’s capital.

The rest 22 trains, he said, will reach Ethiopia by the end of the current fiscal year.

The assembly is taking place at Kality Depot by Ethiopian professionals. Upon completion every train is expected to transport over 200 passengers.

The Addis Ababa light railway system is expected to start trial in the coming month, the Corporation indicated. It is being built at an outlay of USD 475 Million and
it will have 39 stations.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency