Electric train connecting Egypt’s New Administrative Capital with Salam City to enter service October 2021

  • Date: 09-Nov-2020
  • Source: Egypt Today
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:Egypt
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Electric train connecting Egypt’s New Administrative Capital with Salam City to enter service October 2021

CAIRO – 8 November 2020: Minister of Transportation Kamel al-Wazir told press Sunday that the electric train connecting Salam City, the New Administrative Capital, and 10th of Ramadan City together will enter service in October 2021.

 

The pilot operation of the line extending over 90 kilometers will begin in August 2021.

 

The other two transportation projects linking the New Administrative Capital with other parts of Egypt are the monorail stretching to 6th of October City western Cairo, and the high-speed train between Alamein and Ain Sokhna.

 

The minister underlined a set plan to establish a locomotive factory in the industrial zone located eastern Port Said.

 

High-speed Train

 

In October, the minister stated that the implementation of the first phase