Latest Egypt News

Alstom Wins Egypt's Largest Metro Rolling Stock Contract

Alstom has won the largest metro rolling stock contract in Egypt: it will supply 55 Metropolis trainsets for the Cairo Metro Line 1.

Alstom Delivers First Two Innovia 300 Monorail Trains for Cairo Monorail

Alstom’s first two Innovia 300 monorail trains for the Cairo Monorail project have arrived in the city marking a major milestone.

Siemens Mobility Signs Contract to Deliver Egypt’s First High-Speed, Electrified Rail System

Siemens Mobility will deliver an Egyptian rail system featuring the country’s first high-speed, electrified main and freight rail line.

Alstom Commissions 9th Section of Egypt's Beni Suef-Asyut Line

Alstom commissions the 9th section of the Beni Suef-Asyut line in Egypt, the 15km Quseia section, now equipped with electronic interlocking.

Alstom Marks Major Milestone in Cairo Monorail Project

The first four Innovia 300 monorail units for the Alstom-led Cairo Monorail project have been completed and in transit to the Egyptian city.

Alstom Puts Samalut Section of Beni Suef-Asyut Line into Service

Alstom has installed and commissioned its electronic interlocking system on another section of the Beni Suef-Asyut line in Egypt.

Alstom Commissions Deirut Section of Beni Suef-Asyut Line in Egypt

Alstom has completed a further section of the 240km Beni Suef-Asyut railway line in Egypt. 100km of the line are now commissioned.

Siemens Mobility Signs MoU to Build Egypt's First High-Speed Rail System

Siemens Mobility has signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of 1,000km of high-speed rail lines in Egypt.

Bombardier to Open an Engineering Academy in Cairo

Bombardier has announced it is opening an engineering academy in Cairo, Egypt, to train engineers for its monorail project in the capital.

Egypt: Alstom Fits SIL4 Electronic Interlocking System

Alstom has completed the Matai section of the Beni Suef-Asyut line in Egypt, the sixth section of the line Alstom has upgraded.

Cairo Metro Line 3 – Phase 4 Enters Commercial Service

Phase 4 of Cairo Metro Line 3 has entered commercial service following contracts awarded to Alstom as part of a consortium in 2015.

Alstom Delivers Power Supply and Interlocking Systems in Egypt

Alstom has successfully delivered its power supply and interlocking systems for the Mallawi section of the Beni Suet-Asyut line in Egypt.

Cairo Region to Get Bombardier INNOVIA Monorail 300 System

Bombardier, as part of a consortium, has won a contract to design, build, operate and maintain two monorail lines in the Cairo region.

Talgo Signs Framework Agreement to Improve Trains in Egypt

Talgo and the Arab Organization for Industrialization have signed a framework agreement to collaborate on improving rail transport in Egypt.

Industry Insider Week 22 – 10 Must-Read Rail Stories

The Railway-News Industry Insider week 22: Alstom delivers the first MP16 metro train and begins production of locomotives in Kazakhstan.

Bombardier Preferred Bidder for Cairo Monorail Project

Bombardier Transportation has been named the preferred bidder for the Cairo monorail project, which comprises two new lines 96km in length.

7 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 11

All the important news from the railway sector for week 11 of 2019 in the Railway-News Industry Insider, from rolling stock orders to signal…

Maghagha Station Equipped with Alstom Interlocking Signalling System

Alstom has successfully put into operation its Smartlock 400 interlocking signalling system at Maghagha station in Egypt, its second project…

7 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 4

All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider for 21–25 January 2019.

CRRC to Manufacture 22 Trains for Egypt

Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC announced today that its subsidiary, CRRC Sifang, has won a contract to develop and manufacture 22 t…

Transmashholding-Hungary to Supply 1,300 Passenger Cars to Egypt

Egyptian National Railways, which is managed by the Egyptian Railway Authority, has signed a contract with the Russian-Hungarian consortium …

Egypt National Railways Relies on Thales to Modernise Railway Network

Thales has been awarded a 3-year contract by Egypt National Railways (ENR) for the modernisation of the signalling and telecommunications sy…

Thales Wins two New Train Fare Collection Contracts

Thales has signed two new train fare collection contracts covering 19 new stations on the Cairo metro. Both contracts are part of the...

Siemens Supply Signalling for Cairo Rail Upgrade