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Illustration of Addis Ababa Light Rail project. The Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit will have a total of 41 tram sets each with a capacity to carry 286 passengers. Photo: Press material, Credit: Light Rail project management
First 10 Trams arrived to Addis Ababa
Published: Thu, 2014-12-18 15:20-
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The opening date for the system next year.
Dereje Tefera, head of Public Relations at the Ethiopian Railways Corporation said 10 trams for the Addis Ababa Light Rail project have reached Addis Ababa. The three-section 70 percent low-floor cars have an entrance height of 350 mm and a steel and aluminum body designed to combine strength with lightness. They are designed to operate in pairs at speeds of 70 km/h.
Addis Ababa Light Rail is a light rail system under construction in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
It is being contracted by the China Railway Group Limited. The Ethiopian Railway Corporation began construction of the 34.25-kilometre (21.3 mi) double track electrified light rail transit project in December 2011 after securing funds from the Export-Import Bank of China.
Initially, the light rail system will have two lines. The project is expected to take three years to complete, which corresponds with an opening date for the system circa 2015.
Of the two line rail lines, the east-west line will extend 17.35 kilometres (10.8 mi), stretching from Ayat Village to Tor Hailoch, and passing through Megenagna, Legehar and Mexico Square. The north-south line, which will be 16.9 kilometres (10.5 mi) in length, will pass through Menelik Square, Merkato, Lideta, Legehar, Meskel Square, Gotera and Kaliti. Additionally, two lines will have a common track of about 2.8 km.
The Addis Ababa Light Rail will have a total of 41 stations on its two lines, and each train will 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.
Source: Ethiopian Railways Corporation
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