Tags: Public Transit System.
There is a light rail system under construction in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. It is being contracted by the China Railway Group Limited. The Ethiopian Railway Corporation began construction of the 34.25 km double track electrified light rail transit project in December 2011 after securing funds from the Export-Import Bank of China. There will be a two initial lines. It is projected that the project will take three years to complete which corresponds to an opening date for the system circa 2015.