Ethiopian Railway Corporation

Ethiopia Railway Corporation
Native name
Dhaabbata Baaburaa Itoophiyaa
Company typeState-owned enterprise
IndustryRail Transport
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Headquarters,
Ethiopia
Area served
Ethiopia
ServicesPassenger rail
Freight rail
DivisionsRailway operations
Websitewww.erc.gov.et

Ethiopian Railway, commonly known as ER, full name Ethiopian Railway Corporation, is the national railway operator of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, under the regulation of the Ministry of Transport. ERC operates passenger and freight transport. Founded on 28 November 2007 (regulation 141/2007) as a quasi-public corporation to operate Ethiopia's passenger and freight rail services, mainly the Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway, it receives federal subsidies but is managed as a for-profit organization.[1] ERC's headquarters is located in Addis Ababa.

The corporation is building a railway school in Bishoftu in partnership with the Chinese government at a cost of 1.57 billion birr.[2]

  1. ^ "Ethiopian Railways Corporation". The World Folio. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ^ Taye, Dawit (13 January 2018). "ERC to invest on railway Academy". The Reporter. Retrieved 16 March 2018.