InPics | Ethiopia, Djibouti embark on management, operation of Chinese-built railway-Xinhua
InPics | Ethiopia, Djibouti embark on management, operation of Chinese-built railway
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-05-11 23:32:45
This photo taken on May 10, 2024 shows a train drives into the Lebu Railway Station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Xinhua/Liu Fangqiang)
ADDIS ABABA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese management contractors of Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway on Friday officially handed over the railway's management and operation to Ethiopia and Djibouti after six years of successful operation.
This came as senior Ethiopian and Djiboutian government officials, the Chinese diplomatic community in Ethiopia, and management contractor of the 752-km electrified transnational railway celebrated the historic milestone of "Turnkey Ceremony" at the Lebu Railway Station on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, on Friday.
Ethiopia's Minister of Transport and Logistics Alemu Sime said on the occasion that the railway, since it started operation back in January 2018, has been serving as a critical infrastructure, fostering connectivity between the two Horn of African nations.
A local train driver receivs a notebook from his Chinese predecessor at the Adama station in Adama City, Ethiopia, Sept. 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)Passengers chat in the dining cabin of a train in Ethiopia on Sept. 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)This photo taken on Sept. 9, 2023 shows the Lebu Railway Station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)This aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 11, 2023 shows the Lebu Railway Station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)This photo taken on May 10, 2024 show an Ethiopian locomotive driver, trained by the Chinese counterpart, controls the train in the cab in Ethiopia. (Xinhua/Liu Fangqiang)A train attendant checks passengers' tickets in the cabin in Ethiopia, Sept. 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)Passengers board a train at the Lebu Railway Station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sept. 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)Passengers buy tickets at the Lebu Railway Station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sept. 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)This photo taken on May 10, 2024 shows a handover ceremony held at the Lebu Railway Station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Xinhua/Liu Fangqiang)■
