National Authority for Tunnels

The second line of the high-speed train network (6th of October - Luxor - Aswan - Abu Simbel).

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

   
   

   The line starts from Al-Ayat station to Abu Simbel city, with a length of 1100 km west of the Western Desert Road, and the stations will be built in the areas of intersection of the Nile axes. The design speed of the project is 250 km/h, the operating speed of the fast electric trains is 230 km/h (20 trains), the regional electric trains are 160 km/h (48 trains), and the electric freight locomotives are 120 km/h (20 trains). The line includes 36 stations (10 fast + 26 regional) (Al-Ayat - Beni Suef / Fayoum - Al-Fashn - Al-Adwa - Beni Mazar - Samalut - Minya - Abu Qurqas - Mallawi - Dayrut - Al-Qawsiya - Manfalut - Assiut - Abu Tig - Al-Ghanayem - Tahta - Juhayna - Sohag - Abydos - Farshout - Nagah Hamadi - Dishna - Qena - Qus - Luxor - Armant - Esna - Al-Sabaa'iya - Edfu - Kalabsha - Daraw - New Aswan - Aswan Airport - Medicom - Toshka - Abu Simbel). By implementing this line, the network concept is achieved as it exchanges service with the (Ain Sokhna - Marsa Matrouh) line at October Gardens station and also exchanges service with the (Qena - Safaga - Hurghada) line at 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.