Egypt is
advancing on the “Suez Canal on Rails” project, the country’s high - speed
electric railway to connect the Red Sea and Mediterranean Seas, a development
that is part of the North African country’s strategy for the transition to
green and sustainable transport, and is fully aligned with Egypt’s National
Strategic plan.
This Egypt’s first high - speed electric train line, will ensure the land
connection between the two seas revolutioning the railway network in the
country, will improve supply chain efficiency, attract investment and support
urban development, connecting new areas with existing cities.
During an inspection of the first line of the railway project, which connects the cities of Ain Sokhna, El Alamein and Matrouh, the Minister of Transport got acquainted with the progress of the works at the “Gardens of October” site in the 6th of October, a city in the Giza Governorate, a satellite centre located adjacent to Giza, and part of the Greater Cairo region.
A 234 - hectare train maintenance and operartion centre is being built there. According to the Ministry of transport, this centre will be one of the largest in the Middle East and Africa.
The
complex includes 46 buildings, including a 67.000 - square - metre structure
for heavy repair work and a control centre. The workshop will be able to store
up to 50 trains and will coordinate the operation and maintenance of the three
planned lines of the network.
According to the National Tunnel Authority (NAT), the infrastructure is being
actively developed. In the East Nile sector, 88.3 kilometres of tracks have
been laid, in the West Nile sector another 18 kilometres, and in the northern
sector, 27 kilometres were developed.
To accelerate the development operations the Transport Minister ordered that the work be carried out 24 hours a day.
Link
https://tvbrics.com/es/news/canal-de-suez-sobre-rieles-ferrocarril-de-alta-velocidad-de-egipto-conectar-el-mar-rojo-y-el-mar-med/
No comments:
Post a Comment
Thanks a lot to read and note.