Egypt to receive first LRT train from China in August

  • Date: 11-Jul-2021
  • Source: Egypt Today
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:Egypt
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Egypt to receive first LRT train from China in August

CAIRO – 11 July 2021: Sources at the National Authority for Tunnels told Egypt Today that the first train to be operated on the LRT line extended between Salam City and 10th of Ramadan City - both eastern Cairo - through the New Administrative Capital will arrive in August. Being one of the three electric train lines reaching the New Administrative Capital, the four trains will be operated on the LRT line within the 22 trains transporting passengers and cargo. The high-speed electric train consists of high-speed trains for passengers and cargo as well as an LRT. The total length of railroads to be extended within the project is 1,000 kilometers and the total cost is LE360 billion. The speed of the passenger trains will be 250 kilometer per hour. With regard to the LRT, it extends over 90 kilometers between Salam City and the 10th of Ramadan City passing through the New Administrative Capital and consists of 16 stations. Chairman of the National Authority for Tunnels Essam Wali stated in February that constructions of the LRT are over, and that the ongoing works include the finishing of stations and installing the railroads. The official added that the introduction