Ethiopian Railway’s Corporation is building the Awash Oil Depot project to facilitate the country’s economic and social activities by transporting oil supplies from the port of Djibouti by Train. This railway will connect Ethio–Djibouti and Awash-Kombolcha-Hara-Gebeya railway lines that stretch to Northern part of Ethiopia.

The project started in 2021 and being built in Ethiopia’s government budget of $55 million. This project is being built by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC).The consultant is China Rail Transit Engineering Consultancy (CRTEC).