"This railway is very important to Ethiopia and Djibouti. Why, because Ethiopia is a landlocked country and 95 percent of Ethiopia's import and export trade goes through Djibouti".
"This railway is related to industrialization, urbanization and development with nine Ethiopian industrial parks out of 15 being located along the rail line. So, this is not just a line, this is a corridor and we do believe this corridor can be a game changer for economic development," said Tan.
Already, Dire Dawa and Adama industrial parks, located 446 km and 99 km East of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, built by China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) have used the services of Ethiopia-Djibouti rail line for their import-export trade.
Tan, elaborating on the importance railway infrastructure has played in China's rapid economic development said the same is possible for Ethiopia-Djibouti rail line.
The electrified rail line has already cut transportation time needed for goods to reach Djibouti port from the Ethiopian hinterland from at least two days to 10 hours.
Tan's optimism on the Ethiopia-Djibouti rail line is shared by Tilahun Sarka, Director General of the Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway Share Company (EDRSC).
"We started this operation in January 2018 and now we came across one and half years. The first-year operation was promising managing to move some 800 trains earning a revenue of 35 million U.S. dollars".
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