SHORT DESCRIPTION
| Massawa, Asmara, Keren, Agordat line | km | 306.400 |
| Gauge | m | 0.95 |
| Line Massawa – Asmara | km | 117.600 |
| Maximum gradient | 35‰ | |
| Maximum Altitude | m | 2394.50 |
| Altitude of Asmara | m | 2342.50 |
| Straight line | km | 48.102 |
| Number of Stations | 13 | |
| Length of Stations | km | 9.494 |
| Number of curves | 667 | |
| Length of curves | km | 58.999 |
| Minimum curves radius
(All curves are ur compensated) |
m | 70 |
| Number of tunnels | 30 | |
| Length of Tunnels | km | 3.599 |
| Longest Tunnel | m | 372 |
| Shortest Tunnel | m | 35 |
| Number of Bridges | 35 | |
| Maximum No. of arches | 14 | |
| Longest span | m | 26 |
| Line Asmara, Keren, Agordat | km | 188.800 |
| Maximum gradient | 25‰ | |
| Altitude of Keren | m | 1390 |
| Altitude of Agordat | m | 650 |
| Straight line | km | 104.318 |
| Number of Stations | 17 | |
| Length of Station | 4.482 | |
| Number of curves | 881 | |
| Total length of curves | 80.000 | |
| Number of Tunnels | 9 | |
| Total length of Tunnel | 0.889 |
Fastening:
Clips and bolts various type are in use for
widening gauge in curves.
Sleepers:
The steel sleepers will he standardised on
the Agordat, type: length 1.80 m., weight 40.4 Kgs.
Spacing: 13 sleepers to 9 metres rail ar,d
17 sleepers to 12 metres rails are enmployed with an average of 1430
sleepers per m.
Maximum axle load permitted: 12 tons all the line.
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