Ethiopia’s first light railway tracks as well as railcar testing was undertaken on Sunday, February 1, 2014 in the aim of ensuring the system is up to the standards.

Addis Ababa Light Railway Transit (AALRT) testing was conducted in the attendance of the nation’s Prime Minister, Haile Mariam Desalegn, and other high government officials.

The first trial took place in Ethiopian Railway Corporation depot that is located at Kality. This depot is going to be used for overseeing the line that stretches from North to South.

A similar depot is also being constructed around Ayat and this one is going to be tasked for overseeing operations of line that lay from East to West.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency