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Egypt to Start Work in Alexandria Metro Project in April


Sat 16 Jan 2021 | 01:44 PM
Ahmad El-Assasy

The Egyptian government announced that it would begin implementing a plan to construct a metro system in Alexandria, similar to Cairo, where 3 lines are currently operating.

Egypt`s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said that the works of the first phase of the mega project will start next April at the latest.

According to the plan drawn up by the Egyptian Ministry of Transport, the new metro aims to reduce traffic congestion in the coastal city streets and extends for a length of 43 kilometers.

The project will be implemented in three phases, the first of which includes relying on the current Abu Qir railway route which extends for 22 kilometers from Abu Qir to Misr station.

It includes 18 stations – Abu Qir, Tousoun, al-Mamoura, al-Salah, al-Muntazah, Mandara, al-Asafra, Miami, Sidi Bishr, Victoria, al-Souq, Dhahriya, Sidi Gaber, Sporting, al-Hadrah, Gabriel, Bab Sharq, and Misr Station, in addition to the train overhaul workshop.

The speed of vehicles will be 80 kilometers per hour.

The second stage begins from Misr Station to al-Max area at a length of about eight km, while the third and final phase extends from the al-Max area to the end of the line at a length of about 15.5 km.

The train will run six kilometers on an overpass, and the rest of the track will be on the surface.

The project’s trains will reach 120 km per hour.