Dhe prepare division of Munich-based industrial group Siemens has signed a contract with the Egyptian authorities to construct a 2,000-kilometer high-speed rail community. As the firm introduced on Saturday night, it’s going to ship 41 high-speed trains, 94 regional trains and 41 freight locomotives. The contract additionally consists of eight stations and a upkeep contract for 15 years.
“With our newest know-how for rolling inventory, signaling and upkeep, Egypt may have the sixth largest and most trendy high-speed rail community in the world,” mentioned CEO of Siemens AG, Roland Busch, at the signing of the contract.
Excessive-speed community to attach 60 cities
Siemens Mobility is engaged on the mega challenge with the development corporations Orascom Building and The Arab Contractors. The German company’s share of the order worth is 8.1 billion euros, which features a 2021 contract for the first route price 2.7 billion euros. It’s the “largest order in the history of Siemens,” mentioned Busch.
The roughly 2,000 km lengthy, ultra-modern high-speed rail community is to attach 60 cities in the nation with trains that may journey at speeds of as much as 230 km/h. In accordance with Siemens Mobility, round 90 % of the Egyptian inhabitants may have entry to the new rail community. With the shift of visitors to rail, the absolutely electrified rail community will scale back CO2 emissions by 70 % in comparison with present bus or automotive visitors, the firm mentioned.
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, who attended the signing ceremony, described the new rail community as a “beneficial addition to Egypt’s transport system” and “the starting of a brand new period for the rail system in Egypt, Africa and the Center East.”
