Egypt Receives 9th Air-conditioned Train for Cairo Metro

Egypt has received the ninth train under a deal with South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem to supply 32 new air-conditioned trains for Cairo Metro’s Line 3, Transport Minister Kamel El-Wazir announced on Wednesday.

According to domestic reports, the latest batch of 32 air-conditioned metro trains has arrived at Alexandria Port, Egypt as part of an agreement signed between the National Authority for Tunnels and the Asian giant Hyundai Rotem.

The bargain costs nearly 317 million euros and EGP 640 million, which is being funded and provided by the state treasury.

In the same context, the Korean firm will be in charge of maintaining the trains for eight years, according to a statement by the transport ministry, according to the Transportation Ministry website.

Also in this regard, El-Wazir revealed that the country has received the essential components for the second of the 10 trains that will be assembled locally by a factory owned by the Arab Organisation of Industrialisation.

It's worth noting that the Cairo subway carries 8 train cars in 1 unit, which can carry about 1,740 citizens. Moreover, the train's maximum speed is 80 kilometers per hour.