Railway stations in Ethiopia


Current railway stations in Ethiopia are served by standard gauge railways of the National Railway Network of Ethiopia which is mostly under construction, except the Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway. Other stations were built for the in 2018 still operating metre gauge Ethio-Djibouti Railways, although this railway has officially been superseded by the new Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway.
The following list contains dedicated railway stations with at least a single platform for passengers to enter or to leave trains. Train stops on open stretches without platform can outnumber train stops in railway stations by a 2:1 margin, but the former are not included in the lists. The railways usually also have a number of freight yards and dry ports for freight handling, but these are not counted as well.

Standard gauge railways

Description of railway stations

Railway stations mostly have a single platform for passengers to enter or to leave trains. These platforms allow access without having the need to use stairs. Some have two platforms connected through a footbridge above the overhead catenary system. The platforms are roofed to protect passengers against sun, wind and rain. Railway stations for passenger trains always have a station building directly attached to the back of the principal platform. Consequently, all railway stations with a single platform have space for only one platform line and do not allow the presence of more than one train at the platform at the same time. In contrast, railway stations with two platforms have the space for two or three platform lines. All platforms are around 330 meters long.
The station buildings are used for ticketing and for refreshments and contain waiting rooms and even rooms for prayers. They have media available. The outer appearance of station buildings of the Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway shows some sort of architectural eclecticism including Ethiopian elements with some Chinese interpretation and rounded elements. The railway station buildings on the Awash–Hara Gebeya Railway are rather functional and rectangular.
The stations on the Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway were built in 2015 and 2016, the stations on the Awash–Hara Gebeya Railway were built in 2017 and 2018 for the section between Awash and Kombolcha. For the sections between Kombolcha and Hara Gebeya and between Hara Gebeya and Mek'ele, all stations are planned. No clear date for building them is known.
In the following, most stations are coined closed, these do exist but there is no use by passengers yet. Some stations are called U/C, meaning under construction, others are planned and do not exist up to now. In total, there are 36 railway stations.

List of railway stations

Passenger railway stations

The stations below are passenger railway stations on operational railways and on railways currently under construction. Some of them are "open", some of them are "closed" or are "planned".
StationRailwayPlatformsplatform
length 		StatusImageRemarks
AdamaAddis Ababa–Djibouti1400openalso freight
Addis Ababa – IndodeAddis Ababa–Djibouti1closedmainly freight
Addis Ababa – Furi-LabuAddis Ababa–Djibouti2400 + 400openAddis Ababa Main Station
Adi GudemHara Gebeya–Mek'ele1planned
AlamataHara Gebeya–Mek'ele1planned
AmibaraAwash–Hara Gebeya1U/C
AwashAddis Ababa–Djibouti
Awash–Hara Gebeya		3U/CJunction of two lines
also freight
BikeAddis Ababa–Djibouti1200closedalso freight
BishoftuAddis Ababa–Djibouti1200closed
DewaleAddis Ababa–Djibouti2300 + 300closedalso freight;
platforms separated
by 1 km down the line
Dirē DawaAddis Ababa–Djibouti1400openalso freight
FetoAddis Ababa–Djibouti1200closed
Hara GebeyaAwash–Hara Gebeya
Hara Gebeya–Mek'ele		1plannedfuture junction
HaykAwash–Hara Gebeya2planned
KarakoreAwash–Hara Gebeya1U/C
KoboHara Gebeya–Mek'ele1planned
KombolchaAwash–Hara Gebeya2U/C
MegaleHara Gebeya–Mek'ele1planned
MehoniHara Gebeya–Mek'ele1planned
Mek'ele AirportHara Gebeya–Mek'ele1planned
MekoyAwash–Hara Gebeya1U/C
MersaAwash–Hara Gebeya1planned
MeteharaAddis Ababa–Djibouti1200closed
MiesoAddis Ababa–Djibouti1200closed
ModjoAddis Ababa–Djibouti1300closedfreight for Modjo Dry Port
SebetaAddis Ababa–Djibouti1200closed
SembetaAwash–Hara Gebeya1U/C
Shewa RobitAwash–Hara Gebeya2U/C-

Railways in planning stage

The railway stations provided below are for planned railways. As these railways are in planning stage, the stations and station names are very preliminary and subject to change.
StationRailwayPlatformsStatusImageRemarks
AxumMekele-Shire1Planned
ShireMekele-Shire2Planned
Hara GebeyaHara Gebeya-Metema1PlannedJunction
WeretaHara Gebeya-Metema1PlannedFuture junction
* Bahir DarHara Gebeya-Metema1Planned
* Finobe SelamHara Gebeya-Metema1PlannedFuture branch terminus
AzezoHara Gebeya-Metema1Planned
AykalHara Gebeya-Metema1Planned
Genda WuhaHara Gebeya-Metema1Planned
MetemaHara Gebeya-Metema1 ?Plannednear Sudan border
Hara GebeyaHara Gebeya-Port Tadjoura2PlannedJunction future
North-Eastern Line
SemeraHara Gebeya-Port Tadjoura1Planned
DichotoHara Gebeya-Port Tadjoura1Planned
ElidarHara Gebeya-Port Tadjoura1PlannedET-DJ Border
TadjouraHara Gebeya-Port Tadjoura1 ?PlannedPort in northern Djibouti.
SebetaSebeta-Kurmuk1PlannedPlanned Junction
Western Line
AmboSebeta-Kurmuk1Planned
EjajiSebeta-Kurmuk1PlannedFuture Junction South-western line
NekemteSebeta-Kurmuk1Planned
NejoSebeta-Kurmuk1Planned
AsosaSebeta-Kurmuk1Planned
KurmukSebeta-Kurmuk1 ?PlannedNear Sudan Border
EjajiEjaji-Dima1 ?PlannedFuture junction
South-Western line
SekaEjaji-Dima1Planned
JimmaEjaji-Dima1PlannedIntermediate junction
* BedeleEjaji-Dima1PlannedIntermediate terminus
TepiEjaji-Dima1Planned
DimaEjaji-Dima1 ?PlannedNear South Sudan Border
Boma, South SudanEjaji-Dima1 ?PlannedAcross South Sudan border
ModjoModjo-Moyale1 ?PlannedFuture Junction
Southern line
ZiwayModjo-Moyale1Planned
ShashemeneModjo-Moyale1PlannedIntermediate Junction
* HawassaModjo-Moyale1PlannedIntermediate Terminus
SoddoModjo-Moyale1Planned
Arba MinchModjo-Moyale1Planned
KonsoModjo-Moyale1PlannedIntermediate Junction
* WeytoModjo-Moyale1PlannedIntermediate Terminus
TabeloModjo-Moyale1Planned
MegaModjo-Moyale1Planned
ZiwayModjo-Moyale1Planned
MoyaleModjo-Moyale1 ?PlannedNear Kenya Border
AdamaAdama-Ginir1 ?PlannedFuture junction
SouthEastern line
KeyaAdama-Ginir1 ?PlannedFuture intermediate junction
* AsellaAdama-Ginir1 ?PlannedFuture intermediate terminus
RobeAdama-Ginir1Planned
IndetoAdama-Ginir1 ?Planned
GaseraAdama-Ginir1 ?Planned
GinirAdama-Ginir1 ?PlannedFuture terminus
Desert separates Somalia

Metre gauge railway

The metre gauge Ethio-Djibouti Railway was built between 1898-1917. Railway station buildings were built in part later, in part never. Only the two main cities along the line saw bigger and dedicated station buildings with platforms. Most railway stations were composed of very simple single-room buildings, sometimes open without walls, sometimes closed, sometimes like goats sheds. No platforms.
Three types of railway stations exist: open, abandoned and defunct. The latter still exist while the status of abandoned railway stations is uncertain. Maybe they were totally demolished, maybe not. There are also some open railway stations, as the metre gauge railway still operates in 2018 with passenger services.

Main stations

StationbuiltStatusImage
Dire Dawa1902 / 1910open -
Addis Ababa1917 / 1929defunct -

Other stations

StationbuiltStatusImage
Shinileopen
El Bahopen
Harewaopen
Miloopen
Adigaleopen
Lasaratopen
Ayeshaopen
Adeleopen
Deweleopen
Akaka Besekaabandoned
Debre Zeyitabandoned
Mojoabandoned
Nazretabandoned
Welenchitiabandoned
Borchottoabandoned
Malka Jiloabandoned
Meteharaabandoned
Awashabandoned
Arba Bordodeabandoned
Koraabandoned
Asabotabandoned
Miesodefunct
Muludefunct
Afdemdefunct
Bikedefunct
Gothadefunct
Ererdefunct
Hursodefunct