Thales signs two signalling upgrade agreements in Egypt
Thales will provide ENR with a turnkey solution for modernization of signalling and telecommunication, track rehabilitation and doubling of 158km of rail lines in Egypt’s Delta region.
Thales will provide ENR with a turnkey solution for modernization of signalling and telecommunication, track rehabilitation and doubling of 158km of rail lines in Egypt’s Delta region.
Wabtec will supply 100 ES30ACi Evolution Series locomotives and maintain the fleet for 8 years. The locomotives are scheduled for delivery in 2023.
Hyundai Rotem will carry out signalling upgrades on the 118-km Nag Hammadi – Luxor railway line as part of the Egypt National Railways Modernization Project (ENRMP).
The diesel locomotives are equipped with 12-cylinder 3200 hp (2.39 MW) GE Evolution Series engines and will be used for both passenger and freight.
The RISE project will modernize the signalling system and renew the track along the Cairo – Beni Suef segment, and will continue ENRMP’s works along the Alexandria – Cairo and Beni Suef – Nagh Hammadi segments. The project will cover a total length of 763 km.
Talgo and the Egyptian National Railways (ENR) signed a contract in April 2019 for the supply of six intercity trainsets that will operate on the Alexandria, Cairo and Aswan rail corridor.
In April 2016, the Egyptian National Railways (ENR) awarded Siemens the contract to supply the signalling equipment for the Zagazig – Abu Kebir and Benha – Port Said railway sections (a total of 260 km).
Thales has completed upgrades at Kafr el Dawar and Damanhour stations on the 159km Alexandria-Benha line; Sandanhour, Toukh, and Qaha stations on the 48km Benha-Cairo line; and Geziret and El Maragha stations on the180km Asyut-Nagh Hammadi line.
The 543km-long high-speed rail project will connect the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea at a maximum train speed of 250 km/h, cutting the coast-to-coast travel time to 3 hours.
The diesel locomotives are equipped with 12-cylinder 3200 hp (2.39 MW) GE Evolution Series engines and will be used for both passenger and freight rail to improve ENR’s service delivery.