Egypt’s Ministry of Transportation has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese government and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China for the development of a railway system for Greater Cairo.
The USD 800m deal will create an 80km link between Bilbeis City, Sharqeya, and El-Salam on the eastern side of the Cairo city region. The electrified line will connect with Cairo Metro at Salam station.
The scheme is part of a USD 10bn programme to create a high-speed rail line between Alexandria on the Mediterranean coast and the town of Aswan in Upper Egypt. When completed, its trains will reach a speed of 350kmph.
The Chinese firm has agreed to offer complete designs and final studies for the project. The 200km first phase of the work will connect Alexandria to Giza by 2017.
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