Sub-Saharan Africa sees its first metro system open in Addis Ababa The $475 million project is a collaboration between Ethiopia and China Addis Ababa, Ethiopia CNN — ...

The first light-rail transit line in sub-Saharan Africa opened on Sunday, bringing curious Ethiopians out in droves to line up for a ride on the Addis Metro in the capital city of Addis Ababa. The ...

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle. September 21, 2015 (ADDIS ABABA) –The Addis Ababa electrified light railway network officially commenced operation Sunday, head of Ethiopia Railways Corporation (ERC) said.

Addis Ababa light rail officially begins its service on September 20, 2015 . ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia. Addis Ababa’s $475-million light railway project became operational on Sunday following a ...

Local residents walk on the platform of a light rail station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sept. 20, 2015. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo) ADDIS ABABA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese-built 34-km Addis Ababa Light ...

The Addis Ababa metro has now opened, giving Ethiopian commuters a way to escape some of Africa’s worst traffic jams. ... “The light rail is not a commercial business, ...

Babure is the Amharic name for the first light rail system operating in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia. Starting in September, traffic in the city has been flowing more smoothly thanks to the 34 ...

Addis Light Rail Transit brought considerable change in city transportation. Big cities, big urban areas have a constant problem with the transport facilities, with traffic congestion, with ...

A quantity of countries predominantly bring into play light rail transit to get in touch with their ... Addis Light Rail Chapter and Verse. 31 October 2015. The Ethiopian Herald (Addis Ababa) ...

The $475 million Chinese-financed Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit passenger coaches criss-crossing the city has everybody talking.

These file photos taken on April 3, 2015 show the view due west from the Meskel Square station of the Addis Ababa light rail, and Chinese-constructed light rail trains (left) at the Kality Depot ...

The Chinese-built 34-km Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit (AALRT) network has transported more than 29 million people in just nine months, says the Ethiopian Ministry of Transport (MoT).