---
title: "Alexandria Raml Tramway – Egypt"
url: "https://www.systra.com/en/projects/alexandria-raml-tramway-egypt/"
type: projects
date_published: 2025-12-09
date_modified: 2025-12-09
schema:
  @type: WebPage
language: en-US
word_count: 440
reading_time: 3 min
canonical: "https://www.systra.com/en/projects/alexandria-raml-tramway-egypt/"
featured_image: "https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tramway-gettyimages-1312187717_1.jpg"
type-market:
  - Urban mobilities
project-market:
  - Urban transit
  - Light rail
project-service:
  - Project Management and Construction
project-location:
  - Egypt
---

# Alexandria Raml Tramway – Egypt

![Alexandria Raml Tramway – Egypt](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tramway-gettyimages-1312187717_1.jpg)

**Created in 1860, Alexandria’s famous ‘blue tram’ is currently undergoing refurbishment, with SYSTRA Egypt contributing to the project as part of a wide-ranging project management, consulting and engineering assignment.**

## THe challenge : transform ALEXAndria’s raml tramway

The transformation of Alexandria’s ‘Raml’ or ‘Blue Tram’ has been underway since
2020. The National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) has awarded a consortium led by
SYSTRA, comprising international partners, the contract to support the design,
preparation and evaluation of tender documents and to supervise the network
refurbishment works.

![Egypt : Illustration](https://www.systra.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/raml-alexandria-gettyimages-1191020995_1-1024x682.jpg)

The two existing lines are to be merged into one, providing an improved route
and better organised service, while the arrival of new rolling stock will
increase capacity.

The construction of viaducts and underpasses will reduce as much as possible the
points of contact between the tramway and the ringroad. To ensure safety,
footbridges will be built to avoid crossing the tracks, and electronic traffic
lights will be installed. The authorities’ main objective is to create a modern,
reliable and efficient system.

## The Alexandria tramway: a historic network

This line belongs to the Alexandria tramway network, which dates back to 1860,
making it the oldest tramway in Africa and the Middle East, and one of the
oldest networks in the world. It is one of only three non-heritage tramways in
the world to operate double-decker cars, the others being Blackpool in the
United Kingdom and Hong Kong.

Thus, journey times between the two termini, Raml and Victoria will be halved,
while offering greater comfort to passengers and tripling tram capacity, thereby
reducing car traffic and benefiting the environment.

### The Alexandria Tramway In figures:

- 14.4km of line
- 27 stations
- 1 depot (capacity: 30 trains)
- Targeted commercial speed: 21km/h
- Targeted frequency: 1 tram every 4 minutes
- 13,800 passengers per hour, per direction

Some examples of projects in Urban transit, Light rail, Project Management and
Construction

[  Łódź Fabryczna railway station – Poland  ](https://www.systra.com/en/projects/lodz-fabryczna-railway-station-poland/)
[  The Tunis RFR (Rapid Rail Network) -Tunisia ](https://www.systra.com/en/projects/the-tunis-rfr-rapid-rail-network-tunisia/)
[  Tanta-El Mansoura-Damietta railway line – Egypt ](https://www.systra.com/en/projects/tanta-mansoura-damietta-railway-line-egypt/)
[  Technical expertise and programme management for BusConnects – Ireland ](https://www.systra.com/en/projects/technical-expertise-and-programme-management-for-busconnects-ireland/)
[  Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan – Dominican Republic ](https://www.systra.com/en/projects/sustainable-urban-mobility-plan-dominican-republic/)
[  Bari BRT network – Italy ](https://www.systra.com/en/projects/bari-brt-network-italy/)

[ See a selection of SYSTRA's projects ](https://www.systra.com/en/our-projects/)