High-speed rail in Egypt
| القطار الكهربائي السريع (مصر) | |
Planned high speed rail lines, May 2022. 1st segment is under construction with completion date of 2027. 2nd segment has been extended to the Western Desert and has begun construction, with no announced end date. Construction of the 3rd segment, which is currently in the planning stage, is reported to begin soon. Further lines are proposed. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Cairo |
| Locale | Egypt |
| Dates of operation | 2027– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435mm Standard gauge |
| Track length | 2000 km |
Egypt has no operational high-speed rail links, but a project was launched in 2018 to construct three such lines with a total length of about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi). The first line links the cities of Ain Sukhna and Marsa Matrouh, the second connects the cities of Sixth of October and Abu Simbel, and the third connects the city of Qena with the cities of Hurghada and Safaga.
The project is being established by a coalition of German Siemens companies, the Arab Contractors and Orascom Construction, where Siemens will carry out all the works of the project's electrical, mechanical, control and control systems, as well as the manufacture and supply of electric trains, the establishment of a maintenance workshop and the installation of its equipment, while the Arab Contractors and Orascom companies implement earth bridges, bridges, and industrial works for track, passenger terminals and fences.
Once completed, the railway system will be operated and maintained by Deutsche Bahn and the Egyptian Elsewedy Electric.