Curated profile
Eritrean Railway
Eritrea's restored narrow-gauge railway between Asmara and Massawa, currently documented primarily as a charter and tourism passenger service.
rail · ER · checked 2026-07-25Book on operator siteTransparent scoring
How the score was calculated
Each evidence score is multiplied by its weight. When a fact is unavailable, the calculation uses a neutral 50/100 so incomplete profiles are neither rewarded nor punished.
- Composite
- 53.8/100
- Scored facts
- 3/11
- Neutral inputs
- 8
| Metric | Evidence summary | Score used | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Documented safety recordlow confidence · 2026-07-25 | No current normalized operator-specific incident rate with an exposure denominator was found in the reviewed sources. Eritrean Railway reviewed sources | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 20% | 10.0 pts |
| Regulatory standinghigh confidence · 2026-07-25 | Eritrea's Ministry of Information documents the government-led reconstruction and 2003 reopening of the Asmara–Massawa railway. Eritrea Ministry of Information | 100/100Normalized score | 15% | 15.0 pts |
| Fleet agelow confidence · 2026-07-25 | No official current average age covering the operating passenger fleet was found in the reviewed sources. Eritrean Railway reviewed sources | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 10% | 5.0 pts |
| Fleet quality evidencelow confidence · 2026-07-25 | No current operator-specific evidence suitable for fleet_quality was found in the reviewed sources. Eritrean Railway reviewed sources | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 10% | 5.0 pts |
| Digital maturitylow confidence · 2026-07-25 | No current operator-specific evidence suitable for digital_maturity was found in the reviewed sources. Eritrean Railway reviewed sources | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 10% | 5.0 pts |
| Route reachhigh confidence · 2026-07-25 | Official Eritrean diplomatic material identifies charter passenger operation between the two endpoints Massawa and Asmara. Embassy of Eritrea in Japan | 1/100Normalized score | 10% | 0.1 pts |
| Service classlow confidence · 2026-07-25 | No current operator-specific evidence suitable for service_class was found in the reviewed sources. Eritrean Railway reviewed sources | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 8% | 4.0 pts |
| Operator transparencyhigh confidence · 2026-07-25 | Government and embassy sources publish the line history, length, endpoints, operating form, and local booking limitation. Embassy of Eritrea in Japan | 66.7/100Normalized score | 7% | 4.7 pts |
| Chassis pedigreelow confidence · 2026-07-25 | No current operator-specific evidence suitable for chassis_pedigree was found in the reviewed sources. Eritrean Railway reviewed sources | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 4% | 2.0 pts |
| Published amenitieslow confidence · 2026-07-25 | No current operator-specific evidence suitable for amenities was found in the reviewed sources. Eritrean Railway reviewed sources | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 3% | 1.5 pts |
| Punctuality reputationlow confidence · 2026-07-25 | No current published actual on-time-performance percentage was found in the reviewed sources. Eritrean Railway reviewed sources | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 3% | 1.5 pts |
| Composite total | 53.8/100 | |||
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