National Authority for Tunnels

Express train Fayoum / Beni Suef - Abu Simbel

1. High Speed ​​Train Line (Fayoum / Beni Suef - Luxor - Abu Simbel) Blue Line

   
   

   The line starts from Fayoum station / Beni Suef to Abu Simbel city, with a length of 1,100 km west of the western desert road, provided that the stations are established in the areas of the intersection of the Nile axes, and the design speed of the project is 250 km / h and the operational speed of fast electric trains is 230 km / h (20 trains). Regional electric trains are 160 km/h (48 trains), and electric goods tractors are 120 km/h (19 tractors). The line includes 36 stations (10express + 26 regional)Ayat-Fayoum / Beni Suef - Al-Fashn - Al-Adwa - Bani Mazar - Samalout - Minya - Abu Qurqas - Mallawi - Dayrut - Qusiya - Manfalut - Assiut - Abu Tig - El-Ghanayem - Tahta - Sohag - Abydos - Farshout - Najah Hammadi - Deshna - Qena - Qus Juhayna- Luxor - Armant - Esna - Saba'ia - Edfu - Kalabsha - Daraw - New Aswan - Aswan Airport - Medicom - Toshka - Abu Simbel). By implementing this line, the concept of the network is achieved, as it exchanges service with the Ain Sukhna-Matrouh line at the October Gardens station, and it also exchanges service with the Qena-Hurghada-Safaga line at the Qena station.

2. On April 13, 2022, the President of the

   
   

   Republic ratified the extension of the second line of the high-speed electric train network from Aswan Airport Station to Abu Simbel Station, instead of establishing a diesel line linking Aswan to Abu Simbel, and its implementation achieves the concept of the network, as it exchanges service with the Green Line (Ain Sokhna). - Matrouh) at October Gardens Station. It also exchanges service with the Red Line (Qena - Hurghada - Safaga) at Qena Station.