2021-05-05 15:31:07 GMT2021-05-05 23:31:07(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ADDIS ABABA, May 5 (Xinhua) Ethiopia on Wednesday inaugurated its first trackless station in a bid to boost the country s foreign trade efforts.
The trackless station was inaugurated at a ceremony held in the Chinese-built Eastern Industrial Zone (EIZ) in Dukem city, 37 km southeast of Ethiopia s capital Addis Ababa.
Trackless station refers to an office or agency of the railway, which operates in the area far away from the railway station to facilitate the transportation of goods. With the help of trackless station, factories or companies can directly transport the freight from industrial parks to railway station.