The network of high-speed electric train lines with a total length of 1795 km at a cost of 360 billion pounds, a completely new network consisting of modern railway lines on
The highest level, as the implementation of the Sokhna-New Alamein project has begun, with a length of 460 km, passing through the New Administrative Capital, Sixth of October and Burj Al Arab.
The work of soil research, surveying and track planning has been completed and work is underway in the implementation of earth bridges, bridges and industrial works for the track, as well as stations and fences by major Egyptian companies specialized in these fields, in addition to industrial works on roads intersecting with the train track, and the German company Siemens will start in conjunction with these works , in the works of signals, communications, control and electrical systems, as well as the manufacture and supply of 35 express and regional passenger trains and 10 tractors for transporting goods.
The importance of this project, which is considered the beginning of the network of rapid electric trains that will be implemented and which will represent a new civilized shift in the means of transportation in Egypt. It includes the fast electric train project (Ain Sokhna - El Alamein), which has a length of 460 km, 15 stations, and the design speed of the train is 250 km / hour and will contribute to linking the new administrative capital and the new cities with the railway network to transport passengers and goods through a fast, modern and safe means of transportation, as it will start from Ain Sukhna on the Red Sea coast to the new city of Alamein, passing through the new administrative capital, 6th of October city and Borg El Arab city.
Work is being intensified and work is underway around the clock, and the timetable set for the completion of the project is being fully completed within two years, according to the directives of the political leadership.
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