Egypt National Railways (ENR) selected Thales to improve safety on the Cairo-Benha section, as part of the railway modernisation contract for the Cairo-Alexandria line. The Cairo-Benha section consists of 9 stations and 48 km of tracks and carries some of the busiest traffic on Egypt’s railway network.
Thales will extend to this section its signalling systems that are currently being implemented on the Benha-Alexandria section of the line. The project envisages the harmonization of signalling technology along the entire Cairo-Alexandria corridor.
This extension includes the supply of new signalling technologies such as 9 electronic interlocking devices, 11 level crossings and field elements, and also the interface to existing assets. The scope of the Thales contract also includes the overhaul of associated energy systems, refurbishment of existing technical buildings and construction of new ones in different locations. With this extension, the traffic control centre will be able to manage the whole line from Cairo to Alexandria.
Cairo-Alexandria line carries more than 25 million passengers per year.
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