Railways
- 681 km (Ethiopian segment of the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway), all 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) narrow gauge (1902–2010)
- At present the railway is under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia, but negotiations are underway to privatize this transport utility.
- 2 November 2006 - Ineco Spt of Spain was named the preferred choice for supervision and administration of rehabilitation work on the 781 km Ethio-Djibouti Railway for €2.2 million. Consta - an Italian company - will undertake the actual reconstruction at a cost of €40 million (about R360m). Comazar of South Africa has been awarded the 25-year concession. Rails are to be upgraded from 20 kg/m to 40 kg/m, to carry substantially increased loads. A fleet of new locomotives and freight wagons will be brought in by the concessionaire.
- In 2008 a concrete sleeper plant was constructed in Dire Dawa.
- In September 2009 Ethiopian Railways Corporation signed a deal with China Railway Engineering Corporation for it to build the new Addis Ababa light railway transit.
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