Addis Ababa-Dewele railway line to commence operation in September

Addis Ababa, May 11, 2016 (FBC) – The Addis Ababa-Meiso-Dewele railway line would be operational after three months, according to the Ethiopian Railways Corporation (ERC).

This was disclosed at the evaluation of the third quarter performance of the corporation by the Public Enterprises Affairs Standing Committee of the House of Peoples Representatives (HPR) today.

According to officials of the corporation, 98.1 percent of the construction of the Addis Ababa-Meiso and 98.8 percent of Meiso-Dewele railway lines are completed.

As a result, the Addis Ababa-Meiso-Dewele line will become operational by September, 2016.

The standing committee commended the corporation’s performance and its efforts for human resources development and knowledge transfer.

It also appreciated ERC’s financial management.