Siemens-led consortium to sign on second + third high-speed rail lines next month

The Transport Ministry and the consortium of Siemens Mobility, Orascom Construction and Arab Contractors tasked with building Egypt’s first high-speed rail line to sign final contracts for the second and third lines of the project next month.

The second and third lines of the 1.7k-km high-speed rail network will connect 6th of October with Aswan, and Luxor to Hurghada via Qena and Safaga.

The three-line high-speed rail project is set to link Cairo, Aswan, the North Coast and the Red Sea.

The Siemens / Orascom / Arab Contractors consortium was last year contracted to design, install and maintain the first phase of the line, which runs 660 km between Ain Sokhna, Alexandria and Marsa Matrouh and is set to be completed by 2023. Passenger trains on the line will travel at up to 250 km/hour, reducing journey times by around 50%