This article is a list of the railway stations in Eritrea. The 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
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.
NameImageDistanceAltitudeCoordinatesMassawaCampo di MarteOtumloPhoto of Otumlo stationMonculloDogaliMai AtalDamasBaresaGhindaEmbatkallaNefasitArbarobaAsmara
Asmara to Keren
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.
NameDistanceAltitudeCoordinatesTzada CristianZazzegaDem SabaiAndennaAbrascicoAmba DerhoFurkutoElaberedHalib MentelKeren
Keren to Agordat
This section was built between 1924 and 1929.
NameDistanceAltitudeCoordinatesAsciadiraHummedAgatDarotaiMai AdarteUmfutatCarobelAgordat
Beyond Agordat
Beyond Agordat, the rails were laid as far as Bishia, another , with plans to extend to Ellit and Teseney,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) linking with the railway network in Sudan. However this section was never completed.
There would have been a break-of-gauge at the connection between Sudan and Eritrea.
NameDistanceAltitudeCommentsAgordatBishia, Ellitkm uncertainTeseneykm uncertainKassala, Sudankm uncertain; Near Eritrea-Sudan border
Potash railway
A line carrying potash was built to serve the following locations:
Badda Adaito
The gauge line was active from 1905: a 600-mm track gauge line was built by the Italians inside the port of Mersa FatumaMeleca: Map of the potash railway from Mersa Fatuma in page 3 and from it into the hinterland until 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.Neil Robinson. World Rail Atlas and Historical Summary.North, East and Central Africa. London, 2009 (p.35-39).
See also Transport in Eritrea Eritrean Railway Italian Eritrea Italian Eritreans Railway stations in Sudan Railway stations in Ethiopia Railway stations in Somalia
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