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Eritrean Railways at their greatest extension before WWII
This article is a list of the railway stations in Eritrea .Eritrean Railway originally ran from Massawa , a port on the Red Sea , via the capital Asmara to Agordat . The line can be divided into three sections (Massawa-Asmara; Asmara-Keren; Keren-Agordat). Additionally there was until WW2 a potash line, that was used also for civilian service.
Massawa to Asmara [ edit ]
The route was built between 1887 and 1910 by the Italians , who made the two main stations (Asmara and Massawa) with typical structures of railway stations in small Italian cities.
As of 2008, this is the only section open.
Name
Image
Distance[1]
Altitude[1]
Coordinates
Massawa
0.0 km (0.0 mi )
3 m (10 ft )
15°36′24 ″N 39°27′58 ″E / 15.606546°N 39.466163°E / 15.606546; 39.466163
Campo di Marte
2.8 km (1.7 mi )
9 m (30 ft )
15°36′52 ″N 39°26′42 ″E / 15.6144297°N 39.4450754°E / 15.6144297; 39.4450754
Otumlo [2] 4.6 km (2.9 mi )
11 m (36 ft )
15°37′24 ″N 39°25′58 ″E / 15.6233339°N 39.4328311°E / 15.6233339; 39.4328311
Moncullo
7.7 km (4.8 mi )
30 m (98 ft )
15°36′37 ″N 39°24′32 ″E / 15.61041°N 39.408839°E / 15.61041; 39.408839
Dogali
19.6 km (12.2 mi )
100 m (328 ft )
15°35′54 ″N 39°18′26 ″E / 15.5983434°N 39.3071535°E / 15.5983434; 39.3071535
Mai Atal
29.4 km (18.3 mi )
181 m (594 ft )
15°34′06 ″N 39°14′35 ″E / 15.5682675°N 39.2429334°E / 15.5682675; 39.2429334
Damas
45.0 km (28.0 mi )
416 m (1,365 ft )
15°28′34 ″N 39°12′29 ″E / 15.476202°N 39.207952°E / 15.476202; 39.207952
Baresa
57.1 km (35.5 mi )
600 m (1,969 ft )
15°24′05 ″N 39°11′05 ″E / 15.401421°N 39.184778°E / 15.401421; 39.184778
Ghinda
69.4 km (43.1 mi )
888 m (2,913 ft )
15°26′19 ″N 39°06′05 ″E / 15.438634°N 39.101447°E / 15.438634; 39.101447
Embatkalla
81.1 km (50.4 mi )
1,274 m (4,180 ft )
15°24′02 ″N 39°04′26 ″E / 15.400438°N 39.07397°E / 15.400438; 39.07397
Nefasit
93.0 km (57.8 mi )
1,672 m (5,486 ft )
15°20′07 ″N 39°03′48 ″E / 15.335212°N 39.063274°E / 15.335212; 39.063274
Arbaroba
104.9 km (65.2 mi )
2,064 m (6,772 ft )
15°20′48 ″N 39°00′27 ″E / 15.346758°N 39.007419°E / 15.346758; 39.007419
Asmara
117.6 km (73.1 mi )
2,342 m (7,684 ft )
15°20′20 ″N 38°56′58 ″E / 15.338936°N 38.949323°E / 15.338936; 38.949323
Asmara to Keren [ edit ]
Keren railway station – now used as a bus station and market
This section (with the stations) was built between 1911 and 1923. The railway generally followed the Anseba River and one of its tributaries through the mountains between Zazzega and Halib Mentel.
Halib Mentel Station
Name
Distance[1]
Altitude[1]
Coordinates
Tzada Cristian
127.2 km (79.0 mi )
2,292 m (7,520 ft )
15°20′14 ″N 38°50′54 ″E / 15.337200°N 38.848235°E / 15.337200; 38.848235
Zazzega
136.8 km (85.0 mi )
2,217 m (7,274 ft )
15°21′13 ″N 38°48′32 ″E / 15.353530°N 38.808876°E / 15.353530; 38.808876
Dem Sabai
148.5 km (92.3 mi )
1,988 m (6,522 ft )
15°24′45 ″N 38°46′04 ″E / 15.412373°N 38.767746°E / 15.412373; 38.767746
Andenna
156.6 km (97.3 mi )
1,907 m (6,257 ft )
15°27′31 ″N 38°45′40 ″E / 15.458534°N 38.761063°E / 15.458534; 38.761063
Abrascico
164.9 km (102.5 mi )
1,783 m (5,850 ft )
15°30′32 ″N 38°44′08 ″E / 15.508964°N 38.735621°E / 15.508964; 38.735621
Amba Derho
176.3 km (109.5 mi )
1,688 m (5,538 ft )
15°34′46 ″N 38°41′43 ″E / 15.579392°N 38.695315°E / 15.579392; 38.695315
Furkuto
185.7 km (115.4 mi )
1,635 m (5,364 ft )
15°38′01 ″N 38°39′37 ″E / 15.633484°N 38.660290°E / 15.633484; 38.660290
Elabered
195.3 km (121.4 mi )
1,468 m (4,816 ft )
15°40′55 ″N 38°36′53 ″E / 15.681942°N 38.614706°E / 15.681942; 38.614706
Halib Mentel
209.9 km (130.4 mi )
1,423 m (4,669 ft )
15°44′43 ″N 38°32′50 ″E / 15.745387°N 38.547237°E / 15.745387; 38.547237
Keren
221.7 km (137.8 mi )
1,390 m (4,560 ft )
15°46′37 ″N 38°27′13 ″E / 15.776962°N 38.453618°E / 15.776962; 38.453618
Keren to Agordat [ edit ]
Agordat station, built in Arabesque style
This section was built between 1924 and 1929.
Beyond Agordat [ edit ]
Beyond Agordat, the rails were laid as far as Bishia , another 31 kilometres (19 mi ), with plans to extend to Ellit and Teseney ,[3] Sudan . However this section was never completed.[4]
There would have been a break-of-gauge at the connection between Sudan and Eritrea.
Potash railway [ edit ]
A 42 kilometres (26 mi ) line carrying potash was built to serve the following locations:[5]
The 600 mm 1 ft 11 + 5 8 in ) gauge line was active from 1905: a 600-mm track gauge line was built by the Italians inside the port of Mersa Fatuma [6] Kululi near the Ethiopian border. This was the main source of potash in Eritrea and had to cease operations because of the Great Depression of 1929.[7]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Map of 1938 Italian Eritrea showing the expansion planned toward Ethiopia and Sudan border (the red line continuous is the Massaua-Asmara-Keren-Agordat railway)
^ "The Eritrean Railway" . Retrieved 24 March 2009 .
^ "Building the line" . Retrieved 24 March 2009 .
^ Meleca: Map of the potash railway from Mersa Fatuma in page 3
^ Neil Robinson. World Rail Atlas and Historical Summary.North, East and Central Africa . London, 2009 (p.35-39). ISBN 978-954-92184-3-5
External links [ edit ]
Train stations in Eritrea at Wikimedia Commons
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