Ethiopian–Djibouti Railway
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The Ethiopian–Djibouti Railway was a historic metre-gauge rail line linking landlocked Ethiopia to the port of Djibouti, serving as a vital trade and transport corridor in the Horn of Africa for much of the 20th century.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international railway
ⓘ
metre-gauge railway ⓘ railway line ⓘ |
| borderCrossing | Ethiopia–Djibouti border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
International railway lines
ⓘ
Metre gauge railways in Africa ⓘ Rail transport in Djibouti ⓘ Rail transport in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| connects |
Addis Ababa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Djibouti NERFINISHED ⓘ Djibouti City NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Djibouti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| endPoint | Djibouti City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge |
1000 mm
ⓘ
metre gauge ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Addis Ababa–Dire Dawa–Djibouti corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
backbone of Ethiopia’s foreign trade for decades
ⓘ
first railway to link Ethiopia with a seaport ⓘ |
| portServed | Port of Djibouti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
freight transport
ⓘ
international trade corridor ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
| region | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
key transport corridor in the Horn of Africa
ⓘ
main outlet to the sea for landlocked Ethiopia ⓘ vital trade corridor for Ethiopia ⓘ |
| startPoint | Addis Ababa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
largely replaced by standard-gauge Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway
ⓘ
partly defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Addis Ababa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Djibouti City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
| usedFor |
export of Ethiopian goods via Djibouti
ⓘ
import of fuel and consumer goods to Ethiopia ⓘ |
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