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title: SYSTRA participates in the modernisation of a railway line in Egypt
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# SYSTRA participates in the modernisation of a railway line in Egypt

![SYSTRA participates in the modernisation of a railway line in Egypt](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240221-egypte-tanta-mansoura-damietta-nile-train.jpg)

The French Development Agency (AFD), which is funding the project, has signed a
partnership agreement with Egyptian National Railways (ENR) for this
modernisation in the north of the country. It links the main rail hub of the
Nile Delta, Tanta, to the port of Damietta on the Mediterranean coast, one of
Egypt’s biggest freight ports.

The line, which experiences regular derailments, is to receive a new signalling
and communication system along its entire length, which will be designed and
deployed by SYSTRA. In addition, our teams will study and supervise the
double-tracking of the Mansoura – Damietta section to better serve densely
populated areas, following a route parallel to one of the branches of the Nile.

![tarek-said-2](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/tarek-said-2.jpg)

> SYSTRA’s involvement in this project is twofold: on the one hand, we are
> supporting the Egyptian rail network and doing everything we can to make it
> safer so that it can accommodate more trains and more passengers, and thus
> support the economic development of the north of the country. On the other
> hand, we are consolidating our presence on conventional rail projects, in
> parallel with the high-speed Electric Express Train programme, the
> modernisation of the Alexandria tramway and the development of the Cairo
> metro.
> Tarek Saïd, Director of Operations, SYSTRA Egypt

### Better access to sustainable transport

At the heart of our assignment was the installation of new traffic lights, an
electronic interlocking system to maintain operating safety, a centralised
control centre and an automatic train protection system to supervise operations.

The modernised line will be more regular, with shorter journey times, and will
be used by both passenger and freight trains. The Egyptian authorities estimate
that 4.2 million people will have better access to sustainable transport thanks
to this line.

![nile](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nile-scaled.jpg)

_The Mansoura metal bridge, used by the railway line_

> With such a new success to continue our fruitful collaboration with the
> Egyptian Ministry of Transport authorities, SYSTRA is confirming its
> positioning as pioneer/Leader and Signature Team of the Rail Transport Market
> in Egypt.
> Faiçal Chaabane, Senior Vice President Egypt & North Africa Executive Director

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

This contract comes on top of other rail modernisations carried out by SYSTRA in
Egypt, such as the Beni-Suef – Asyut line, for which we have modernised the rail
systems. Since August 2023, this line, which is almost 250km long, has been
fitted with a new electronic interlocking, telecommunications and signalling
system on the tracks, guaranteeing optimum safety for passengers while
increasing the number of trains in circulation by more than 80%.

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