中國建設的非洲首條電氣化鐵路正式通車

The Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti railway project will have significant contribution to the two east African countries' economic development and technology transfer, an Ethiopian official has said.

日前，一位埃塞俄比亞官員表示，中國建造的埃塞俄比亞-吉布提鐵路項目，將對這兩個東非國家的經濟發展和技術轉移做出重大貢獻。

The 752.7 km electrified railway connecting the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa and the port of Djibouti was inaugurated last Wednesday at a ceremony in Addis Ababa.

此條電氣化鐵路全長爲752.7千米，將埃塞俄比亞首都亞的斯亞貝巴與吉布提港連接起來，鐵路建成儀式於上週三在亞的斯亞貝巴舉行。

Speaking to Xinhua on the day, Arkebe Oqubay, Special Advisor to the Ethiopian Prime Minister, said that the route is an important import-export corridor for Ethiopia.

埃塞俄比亞總理特別顧問阿爾卡貝·奧克貝在接受新華社採訪時表示，此鐵路路線是埃塞俄比亞一條重要的進出口通道。

"It will have a significant contribution to the country's economic development because of the impact of this corridor on boosting cargos for international export trade. This will improve the competitiveness of industries in Ethiopia," he noted.

奧克貝指出：“此鐵路對於國家的經濟發展有着至關重要的貢獻，因爲此鐵路通道對於促進貨物國際出口貿易影響深遠。它將提高埃塞俄比亞工業的競爭力”。

Offering both passenger and freight services, the railway has a designed speed of 120 km per hour, and is capable of slashing travel time between Addis Ababa and Djibouti from 7 days on roads to about 10 hours.

此鐵路的設計時速爲每小時120千米，可同時提供客運和貨運雙重服務。該鐵路的速度之快，使得亞的斯亞貝巴與吉布提之間的路程從7天大幅度減少至10小時。

Oqubay said the project further strengthened friendship and cooperation between Ethiopia and China.

奧克貝表示，此項目進一步加強了埃塞俄比亞和中國之間的友誼和合作。

"This represents economic ties and strategic partnership between Ethiopia and China," the official said, adding that the project would enable technology transfer from the Chinese to Ethiopians and Djiboutians.

這位官員說道：“此項目代表了埃塞俄比亞和中國之間的經濟紐帶和戰略合作關係。”此外他還聲稱，該項目將會使該技術從中國轉移到埃塞俄比亞及吉布提。