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Apparently railway line opened early[edit]

According to http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34871074 Can Ethiopia’s railway bring peace to Somalia?

"Due to the urgent need to feed the 8.2 million people Ethiopia says are suffering from the drought, the Addis Ababa-Djibouti line opened ahead of schedule on 20 November." -- KlausFoehl (talk) 15:27, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Railway completed[edit]

Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway is officially completed today. Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201701100050.html --Holapaco77 (talk) 23:22, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

High Speed ?[edit]

The info in the article says maximum speed on the railway is 160 km/h ythis is not a high speed railway as defined by any international organization, even if the phrase high speed was used in a press article — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.238.124.206 (talk) 11:44, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Agree. This railway clearly does not meet International Union of Railways definition of high-speed railways (new lines designed for speeds above 250 km/h and in some cases, upgraded existing lines for speeds up to 200 or even 220 km/h).^[1] --Jklamo (talk) 19:57, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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^ http://www.uic.org/highspeed#General-definitions-of-highspeed

Left or right hand traffic?[edit]

The article says "Trains run on the: Left", but the moving pictures show train running on the right on a double track section? Please explain. MountVic127 (talk) 11:15, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

See: Picture of right hand running train — Preceding unsigned comment added by MountVic127 (talk • contribs) 11:24, 5 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Trains normally run on the left. There are many videos showing left-handed traffic:

Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway-Know it all in 1 minute! on YouTube
Aerial view of Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti railway on YouTube

The railway is signaled in both directions. If one track is blocked or closed for maintenance, trains can run in the reverse direction to overtake or bypass.

Tototo30 (talk) 03:03, 11 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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[1] ttp://www.uic.org/highspeed#General-definitions-of-highspeed

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