The trains' model is Desiro HC and produced by Siemens Mobility. The model has a speed of 160 kilometers per hour, and will be operated on the four lines of the project. The manufacturing by Siemens began in November 2022, as the deal provides that the delivery would start by the end of 2024. The company will be supplying 175 trains, divided into 41 passenger trains whose speed is 250 kilometers per hour; 94 passenger trains whose speed is 200 kilometers per hour; and, 120 freight trains whose speed is 120 kilometers per hour. The construction of some of the first phase's stations, such as those of Ain Sokhna, New Alamain, and Matrouh, is over.

Source: Egypt Today July 09, 2023 21:51 UTC