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title: "Another phase in Egypt’s high-speed rail network"
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# Another phase in Egypt’s high-speed rail network

![H.E. Lieutenant General Kamel El Wazir and Faiçal Chaabane, MD SYSTRA Egypt](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/202405-visit-electric-express-train-egypt-systra-siemens-8.jpg)

Egypt’s new
[high-speed network](https://www.systra.com/en/markets/high-speed-rail/),
Electric Express Train (EET), continues to develop. On 22 May 2024, the Egyptian
authorities visited Siemens’ test and validation centre in Wegberg-Wildenrath,
Germany, to see and inspect the first trains to leave the factory for the EET
programme.

The Minister of Transport and Lieutenant General Kamel El Wazir was accompanied
by a delegation from the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) chaired by NAT
Chairman Dr. Eng Tarek Hamed Gewaily, our client for the EET programme, Faiçal
Chaabane, Senior Vice President Egypt and North Africa, and Siemens Mobility
executives.

![SYSTRA](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/faical-915x1024.jpeg)

> We are honoured to have been part of the ministerial delegation to Germany, a
> mark of the confidence placed in us by the Minister and the President of NAT.
> The progress made in the manufacture of the trains goes hand in hand with the
> development of the construction of the trackbed, stations and engineering
> structures in Egypt. The overall rate of progress on the construction sites is
> over 50%. Egypt is on the road to sustainable and efficient transport, and we
> will put all our energy into ensuring the success of this strategic project
> for the country and the region.
> Faiçal Chaabane, Senior Vice President Egypt and North Africa

## The Egyptian delegation visiting Siemens with SYSTRA on 22 May 2024:

### Safety as a priority

Accompanied by SYSTRA, the minister was given an explanation of all the stages
and test procedures carried out by Siemens on each train that rolls off the
line.He was also able to test drive the first Velaro high-speed trainset
produced for the EET programme, before finalising the test procedures and
shipping the train to Egypt. The highest levels of safety and operational
reliability are expected, and particular attention is being paid to the
passenger experience. Delivery of the first Velaro trainset to Egypt is
scheduled for October 2024.

### The Electric Express Train network continues to expand

Already awarded the Project Management Consultancy contract for the Green Line
from 2022, SYSTRA has been awarded new similar assignments for the Red Line and
Blue Line at the end of 2023. This contract has just been signed by our
consortium, with SYSTRA 65% leader and Egis 35% co-contractor.

The purpose of this contract is to manage and supervise the construction of the
two lines, as Employer’s Representative on behalf of the National Tunnel
Authority (NAT), a long-standing client of SYSTRA. Within the consortium, SYSTRA
is in charge of managing, integrating, checking, supervising, coordinating,
monitoring and facilitating the execution of the project with the support of our
long-standing local partners Arab Consulting Engineers (ACE) and SHAKER
Consultancy Group.

Together, we have 48 months to ensure the delivery of the Blue Line and the Red
Line, which together total 1,325 km of line and 39 stations.

### Egypt on track to sustainable development

The rationale behind the new high-speed
[rail network](https://www.systra.com/en/markets/conventional-rail/) sought by
the Egyptian authorities is to provide the country and its visitors with a
reliable, safe and sustainable mode of transport that will serve all the
governorates, the main centres of activity and most of the country’s major
cities on three lines. In total, the network is expected to cover almost 2,000
km of lines.

Its mixed tracks will accommodate regional trains, high-speed trains and
[freight trains](https://www.systra.com/en/markets/freight/), in order to
encourage modal shift towards rail. Through this project, Egypt is seeking to
create a new showcase and a unifying project that will create thousands of jobs,
support economic growth and improve the daily lives of the entire population.

[our solutions: High Speed Rail](https://www.systra.com/en/markets/high-speed-rail/)

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