Eritrean Railway

Eritrean Railway
Eritrean railway, that now connects only Massawa and Asmara, showing a class 440 locomotive at work on the mountainous section between Arbaroba and Asmara.
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Eritrea
Termini	Massawa Asmara (originally also Bishia)
Stations	13 (originally 31)
History
Opened	Between 1887 and 1932
Closed	1975
Reopened	2003
Technical
Line length	118 kilometres (73 mi) active, full length 337 kilometres (209 mi),)
Track gauge	950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in)
Route map

The Eritrean Railway is the only railway system in Eritrea. It was constructed between 1887 and 1932 during the Italian Eritrea colony and connects the port of Massawa with Asmara.^[1] Originally it also connected to Bishia. The line was partly damaged by warfare in subsequent decades, but was rebuilt in the 1990s. Vintage equipment is still used on the line.