Nagad railway station

Nagad Railway Station
Nagad Railway Station
Location	Nagad, Djibouti City Djibouti
Owned by	Société Djiboutienne De Chemin De Fer
Operated by	Société Djiboutienne De Chemin De Fer
History
Opened	10 January 2017

Nagad Railway Station is the main railway stations, linking Djibouti City with the Ethiopian capital: Addis Ababa. It is operated by Société Djiboutienne De Chemin De Fer (Djiboutian Railway Company), the national railway operator. On 10 January 2017, the 100 km section of Djibouti side was inaugurated in a ceremony held in the new station by Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Ethiopia’s prime minister Hailemariam Dessalegn.

For most of its length, the railway runs parallel to the abandoned metre-gauge Ethio-Djibouti Railway. However, the standard-gauge railway is built on a new, straighter right-of-way that allows for much higher speeds. New stations have been built outside city centres, and the old stations have been decommissioned.

After passing Dire Dawa, the railway heads directly for Djibouti. Crossing the border between Dewele and Ali Sabieh, it reaches Djibouti City passenger terminal at Nagad railway station, near Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport. Freight trains continue to the Port of Doraleh on diesel power.