Old railway station

Steam in the mountains: Eritrea

The line from Massawa to Asmara in Eritrea is certainly one of the nicest mountain railway in the world. Climbing from sea level to an altitude of 2349 meters (7706 feet) in only 120 km (75 miles), the line was built by the Italians from 1887 to 1911. It was later prolonged to Cheren (1922) and finally reached Bischia in 1932. It is built to the Italian meter gauge, i.e. 950 mm. The rolling stock currently includes 0-4-0 tank engines, one light Mallet of type 440 and several heavy Mallet of type 442, Italian railcars known as littorina as well as a number of diesel engines, some relatively recent. Also visible on this video, two old Russian truck (Orion) converted for use on the railway.

The italian historic railway Asmara Massawa Eritrea. Part 1 The departure from Asmara.

Part 1 The departure from Asmara.
The train start from the station of Asmara and go down to Massawa in the midst of spectacular mountains: the railway, built at the end of 1800, is a masterpiece of engineering.

The town and port of massawa,Eritrea

Massawa (Tigrinya: ምጽዋዕ; Arabic: مصوع‎)[2] is a city on the Red Sea coast of Eritrea located at the northern end of the Gulf of Zula beside the Dahlak Archipelago. As a historical and important port for many centuries, it was ruled by a succession of polities, including the Axumite Empire, Medri Bahri Kingdom, the Umayyad Caliphate, various Beja sultanates, the Ottoman Empire, the Khedivate of Egypt, Italy, Britain, and Ethiopia, until Eritrea's independence in 1991. Massawa was the capital of the Italian Colony of Eritrea until it was moved to Asmara in 1897[3].

Massawa was originally a small seaside village, lying in lands coextensive with the Kingdom of Axum in antiquity and overshadowed by the nearby port of Adulis about 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the south.[4]

The city reportedly has the oldest mosque in Africa, that is the Mosque of the Companions (Arabic: م‎, translit. Masjid aṣ-Ṣaḥābah). It was reportedly built by companions of Muhammad who escaped persecution by Meccans.[5] Following the fall of Axum in the 8th century, the area around Massawa and the town itself became occupied by the Umayyad Caliphate from 702 to 750 CE. The Beja people would also come to rule within Massawa during the Beja Kingdom of Eritrea from the year 740 to the 14th century. Massawa was sited between the sultanates of Qata, Baqulin, and Dahlak. Midri-Bahri, an Eritrean kingdom (14th–19th centuries), gained leverage at various times and ruled over Massawa. The port city would also come under the supreme control of the Balaw people (people of Arab descent), during the Balaw Kingdom of Eritrea (12th–15th centuries). At this time, the Sheikh Hanafi Mosque, one of the country's oldest mosque, was built on Massawa Island, along with several other works of early Islamic architecture both in and around Massawa (including the Dahlak Archipelago and the Zula peninsula).

The port was a major site for the Arab slave trade and Venetian merchants were said to have lived in Massawa and nearby Suakin in the 15th century

Transportation
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Massawa is home to a naval base and large dhow docks. It also has a station on the railway line to Asmara. Ferries sail to the Dahlak Islands and the nearby Sheikh Saeed Island, aka Green Island.

In addition, the city's air transportation needs are served by the Massawa International Airport.


Modern housing complex in Massawa

Main sights
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Notable buildings in the city include the shrine of Sahaba,[13] as well as the 15th century Sheikh Hanafi Mosque and various houses of coral. Many Ottoman buildings survive, such as the local bazaar. Later buildings include the Imperial Palace, built in 1872 to 1874 for Werner Munzinger; St. Mary's Cathedral; and the 1920s Banco d'Italia. The Eritrean War of Independence is commemorated in a memorial of three tanks in the middle of Massawa.

Economy:

Massawa is the next burgeoning tourist and industrial area in Eritrea. At a glance it is still under heavy construction but potentially the many manufacturing sites and businesses will recreate a newly major maritime city in the much-needed newly conflicted waters of the Horn of Africa.

Twice in history Eritrea was known for having the fastest growing GDP in Africa both in the 1940’s and between 1994-1997 (before the border dispute with Ethiopia). Alongside this is it’s recent climb to re-rebuild its small-scale economy.
In 2011 the excavation of mineral resources and extraction of its first gold deposits is now once again bringing Eritrea and it’s economic development potential back into the spotlight.

There are several potential opportunities to grow the economy in Massawa with these public-private investments.


A Free Trade Zone Authority has been established and its construction activities in the port of Massawa have already begun. Twelve companies including China, Italy, Israel, India, Djibouti, Sudan and Dubai have registered to use the free port.

Massawa is home to (thanks to tons of seawater) a salt factory, which imports and exports salt locally. Fisheries are also a main export item to neighboring countries.


Amazing still is the Old Italian cement factory, which despite rumors is still functioning! Like most of the old Italian infrastructure (including the ever popular old Italian railway) this cement factory is withstanding at least seven decades of operations. In addition to this cement factory there is now a second factory being built called Ghedem cement. It is still under construction and is a joint venture between Eritrean and Chinese construction companies.

Exploring An Abandoned Italian Colonial Railyard And Rail Station In Mai Atal, Eritrea

One of many examples of the heavy Italian influence on their former colony of Eritrea... We saw this abandoned railyard and train station along the road from Asmara to Massawa and had to stop and check out this treasure of Italy's colonial history in Eritrea. I can't think of anywhere else in the world where one could see something like this.

Bus Station of Massawa,Eritrea

Massawa is linked via the Asmara-Massawa road and Asmara-Massawa rail line to Asmara.

There are private and governmental busses which brings you from Asmara to Massawa and from Massawa to Asmara.

ERITREA RAILWAY; THE LITTORINA

Some views of the double engined Fiat railcar used on the Eritrea railway. We see a shot taken inside the car, a look out the window & two runbys.

Massawa-Asmara Railway

The old Railway Massawa-Asmara start out again!

Eritrea, 1950s - Film 18823

Rural life and farming in Eritrea, Africa in the 1950's.

Two boys sail a small boat. A man fishing with his child at low tide. View of the seashore where a few more boats are stationed. Workers digging. They carry bags full of sand on their backs. They keep digging and throw the sand into a container. Desert landscape. Rocky hill. Another desert landscape filled with dead trees. A group of elders and youngsters lead the kettle to a different place. Long shot. They reach a lake and the crows drink water. After setting up a tent to protect them from the sun, they drink some of the water that they have collected. A man takes down the tent. Bird's-eye views of mountainous landscape. Men harvesting. Houses made of straw. Villagers doing their daily tasks. Woman carries hay and puts it at the top of a stack with the help of a man. The children are watching their parents doing their daily farming tasks. The women are also working. In a market, the sellers are measuring the weight of their goods before putting them inside small bags. Youngsters are collecting various fruits using special tools, but mostly bananas. They then put them in a cart, in order to be transported with the help of cows. Long shot of a village. Traditional ceremony - possibly religious. Man playing a drum with his hands. Men that are dressed like priests dance to the beat of the drum. Lots of men dressed with similar, white clothes are observing the ceremony. Busy street in an Eritrean town. Men enter a mosque. Children walking towards the camera in a farm. Youngsters in a classroom. Their teacher starts his lecture. The children are watching carefully. The teacher is writing down words in Arabic. The children turn to the next page - which is the previous one from our perspective - and start reading loudly. Long shot of the village as the students return to their homes.

Eritrea in 1940 when the Italian arm try to get kessela city

في هذا الفيديو يظهر محاولة الايطاليين الدخول إلى كسلا واحتلالها عبر ارتريا 1940

Eritrea Steam 2014

The Eritrean railway was built as of 1885 by the Italians, to narrow-gauge Italian standards (950 mm gauge). The line was built between the harbour of Massawa on the Red Sea and Asmara, the capital of the Italian colony of Erytrea. It was further extended to Keren and finally to Bishia. It was modernised by Mussolini, in the 1930's with a view to invade and colonise Ethiopia. It was destroyed during the Eritrean liberation war and rebuilt thereafter. Nowadays there remains the 118 km line between Asmara and Massawa, some 30 tunnels and 65 bridges or viaducts. At the time of our visit, 4 steam locomotives were serviceable as shown in this video. Still pictures are here:

Eritrea - Old train to Asmara

Railway stations in Eritrea

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This article is a list of the railway stations in Eritrea.The Eritrean Railway originally ran from Massawa, a port on the Red Sea, via the capital Asmara to Agordat.The line can be divided into three sections.

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The Great Train Disasters in History : Awash Rail Disaster – Ethiopia, 1985

The Great Train Disasters in History : Awash Rail Disaster – Ethiopia, 1985
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Eritrean Railway

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The Eritrean Railway is the only railway system in Eritrea.It was constructed between 1887 and 1932 by the Kingdom of Italy for the Italian Eritrea colony and connected the port of Massawa with Bishia near the Sudan border.The line was destroyed by warfare in subsequent decades, but has been rebuilt between Massawa and Asmara.Vintage equipment is still used on the line.

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Dance number from Asmara project (The Grand Champion)

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BATSIE, MASSAWA ERITREA VLOG SUMMER 2019!!!

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Torture of Eritreans by colonial Ethiopians in Maryam Gimbi.

Torture of Eritreans by colonial Ethiopians in Maryam Gimbi. Asmara-Eritrea.

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Asmara, Beautiful architecture!!

This is a video showing the beauty of Asmara, The capital city of Eritrea. Asmara was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its well-preserved modernist architecture.

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