Recently, Addis Ababa, the starting station of Ethiopia, jointly with the operation and maintenance consortium of China Turkmenistan railway and Addis Ababa railway, held a development strategy conference and freight product introduction Conference on the theme "Addis Ababa railway prosperity Road", which publicized the operation results, promoted freight service and demonstrated the future development plan and prospects of Addis Ababa railway.
The reporter learned from China Turkmenistan group that the operation effect of Addis Ababa Djibouti railway has been improving continuously since its commercial operation in january2018, and the operating revenue in 2019 has increased by 45% compared with that in 2018. Since 2020, the Addis Ababa Djibouti railway has overcome the difficulties brought by the new crown epidemic. The traffic volume is in reverse, and the operating income in the first half of the year has increased by 51% compared with that in the same period of 2019. In particular, it has helped Ethiopia to rush more than 100000 tons of fertilizer and wheat and other urgently needed materials, effectively ensuring the people's biological resources and agricultural material transportation. On August 22, the Addis Ababa Djibouti railway also opened cold chain transport services, and Ethiopia's fresh agricultural products were transported by rail to Europe and around the world.
During the epidemic, the Addis Ababa Djibouti railway has played the role of "lifeline of transportation" and "people's livelihood guarantee line", and has been recognized by local society. The owner specially sent a 7 page thank-you letter to praise the excellent performance of the Chinese operation team. The Chinese ambassador to Ethiopia spoke and commented that the Addis Ababa Djibouti railway is not only a transport line, but also an economic corridor and a prosperous road. It has opened the sea railway passage for the inland country Ethiopia, which effectively led to the industrialization and urbanization along the line, which has shown great value during the epidemic. After more than two years of operation, Addis Ababa Djibouti railway has entered a benign cycle stage. He hoped that all parties would continue to support the Addis Ababa Djibouti railway, actively use the Addis Ababa Djibouti railway, actively invest in the Addis Ababa Djibouti railway and the economic belt along the line, so as to make the Addis Ababa Djibouti railway more successful.
It is understood that by the end of 2020, Addis Ababa Djibouti railway will achieve the goal of "4 pairs of freight trains per day". By 2023, it is expected that the Addis Ababa Djibouti railway will run 6 pairs of freight trains every day, and further exert the railway efficiency. At present, the Chinese operation joint venture has broken down the above objectives into specific action plans, including improving supporting facilities, improving railway logistics services, carrying out oil transportation and improving cargo handling efficiency. Some of the plans have been put into practice and have achieved initial results.
In April 2019 one belt, one road and the one on the other, one belt, one Road International Cooperation Summit Forum, the economic railway corridor and the industrial park along the Asian Railway were written into the second joint communiqu of the round table summit of the "International Cooperation Summit Forum on the" one by one ". It is the first project of" economic corridor driven by interconnection and cooperation ". The second session of the" international road for cooperation "is the first one of the" economic cooperation ".