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Ethio-Djibouti Railway

The railway between Addis Ababa and Djibouti.

Book a seat or ship a container. Both online, both on the same line.

An Ethio-Djibouti Railway electric locomotive in the green and white livery, at the head of its train under the overhead line

Find your train

Live departures, fares and seats for every station on the line. Search here, then pick your seat on the passenger portal.

  • Economy, standard and VIP coaches
  • Pay with Telebirr, CBE Birr or card
  • QR e-ticket by SMS, shown at the gate
Open the passenger portal
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Booking a ticket

Four steps on the passenger portal, from search to the gate. No ticket office.

Book a ticket
  1. 1

    Search for a train

    Pick your stations, travel date and the number of adults and children.

  2. 2

    Choose your train and class

    Compare departures, then pick a coach type and the exact seat or bed.

  3. 3

    Add passenger details

    Ethiopian travellers verify with FAYDA; visitors enter passport details.

  4. 4

    Pay and travel

    Pay with Telebirr, CBE Birr or card. Your QR e-ticket arrives by SMS; show it at the gate.

The corridor, in numbers

Trains, tonnes and wagons on the line over the last 30 days, read straight from the freight system.

Connecting

A dry port at night: reach stackers working container stacks under floodlights, with a loaded train alongside
Trains run
Tonnes booked
Bookings
Wagons available

Every one of them runs this line, Indode to Doraleh, under 25 kV.

  • Every wagon, live

    GPS position from loading to release, on the same screen as the booking.

  • Papers, signed online

    Interchange documents and customs stamps, digital from Indode to Doraleh.

  • Settled in birr

    Invoices paid with Telebirr, CBE Birr or eBirr, or against contract credit.

Open the freight portal

Shipping cargo

Four steps on the freight portal, from registration to the final invoice.

Open the freight portal
  1. 1

    Verify and register

    Sign up with your company TIN, verify with FAYDA, and get trade access approved by EDR.

  2. 2

    Book and pay

    Choose origin, destination, cargo type and schedule. Pay with Telebirr, CBE Birr or contract credit.

  3. 3

    Load and clear

    Wagon allocation, loading confirmation, interchange documents and customs stamps, all digital.

  4. 4

    Track and settle

    Follow the train live, get gate notifications and download the final invoice on release.

One line, two countries

759 km of electrified standard gauge from the Ethiopian highlands to the Red Sea, and the crews, yards and worksites that keep it running.

Two electrified tracks running together towards the horizon, overhead line masts on either side
Standard gauge, electrified end to end. The same track carries the passenger trains and the freight wagons.
  • A crane lowering a bundle of concrete sleepers over a new track while a line of workers in high-visibility vests looks on
    Track construction on the line.
  • Three EDR staff in high-visibility vests examining the machinery under a passenger coach
    Crew inspecting the running gear of a coach.
  • Looking down on a station: a passenger train at the platform and long rakes of freight wagons in the yard beyond
    A station and its yard, seen from above.

Send a letter to EDR

Submit an official letter online and receive a reference number you can quote in follow-ups.

Submit a letter

Opens the EDR correspondence portal.

  1. 1

    Verify who you are

    Sign in with your e-Trade business licence or your FAYDA national ID.

  2. 2

    Upload the signed letter

    Attach the PDF, its subject and your own letter number.

  3. 3

    Keep the reference number

    Quote it in any follow-up. The record office picks it up from there.

Book from your phone

Search trains, pick your seat, pay with Telebirr or CBE Birr, and carry your QR e-ticket to the gate. The EDR Passenger app is on iOS and Android.

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