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Egypt picks French Thales to extend Cairo-Benha line

Egypt picks French Thales to extend Cairo-Benha line
This project aims at enhancing traffic safety and security, allowing trains to travel at a speed of up 160 km/h

Cairo – Mubasher: Egypt National Railways (ENR) has selected France-based Thales to extend the 48-kilometre Cairo-Benha section within the framework of the railway modernisation contract for the Cairo-Alexandria line.

The Cairo-Benha section is comprised of nine stations and 48-kilometre tracks and carries some of the busiest traffic on Egypt’s railway network, Thales said in a statement on Sunday.

This project aims at enhancing traffic safety and security, allowing trains to travel at a speed of up 160 kilometres per hour, the French company added, forecasting the Arab nation's current traffic volumes to double.

Accordingly, passengers and goods capacity of the line, linking Egypt’s North and South from Alexandria to Cairo and all the way to Aswan, will increase due to the abovementioned changes, according to the statement.

Thales will supply cutting-edge signalling technologies, including nine electronic interlocking devices, 11 level crossings, and field elements, as well as the interface to existing assets, the company said.

The French defense electronics group will also maintain associated energy systems, refurbish existing technical buildings, and construct new buildings in different locations, the company added.

“With this extension, the traffic control centre will be able to manage the whole line from Cairo to Alexandria,” Thales said, giving no further details on the cost of the contract.