The National Tunnels Authority is considering buying 32 air-conditioned trains for the third metro line. 19/10/2021 | 09:06 AM
The National Authority for Tunnels is studying the purchase of 32 new air-conditioned trains for the third metro line to support its train fleet, in conjunction with the continuation of the implementation work of the third phase of the third line extending from Ataba to Imbaba and Boulaq El Dakrour, and its implementation is expected to be completed during April 2023, bringing the number of trains operating on this line with the completion of the procedures of this contract to 70 trains.
Official sources said that the authority had received offers with French and Korean companies to manufacture the supply of these trains, and that a brochure of terms and specifications is being prepared to offer a limited tender among companies wishing to supply these trains, pointing out that the official tender will be received and technical and financial offers will be received to choose the best one, to take over the winning company during The offering will supply the 32 trains.
The sources added that the estimated cost of this deal amounts to 7 billion pounds, and work is underway to provide the required financing, pointing out that the requirement for companies submitting their offers is being studied that their offer include a soft government loan that covers the cost of purchasing these trains, so that the value of the loan, its interest, the grace period and its repayment. One of the critical points during the evaluation of offers.
The sources pointed out that the trains planned to be purchased will have a high-capacity air conditioning system, and will be equipped with a safe corridor that allows passengers to move between cars for more comfort under normal operating conditions, and they will be equipped with television cameras installed in the front of the central monitoring of the railway, and inside the cars there will be LCD screens for use. to provide passengers with information about the flight or may be used commercially in the broadcast of paid commercials.
The sources confirmed that the specifications of the trains planned to be purchased include the presence of a screen at the top of the side doors to inform passengers of the name of the final station before they board the train, with allocating places for wheelchairs and providing them with installation means to help people with special needs in the transportation process, as well as providing the vehicles with maps above the passenger doors from the inside showing the path through Luminous bulbs to help the hearing impaired.
The sources indicated that the authority is preparing to receive the 13th air-conditioned train from South Korea as part of a deal to manufacture and supply 32 new air-conditioned trains for the third line of the metro contracted with the Korean Hyundai Rotem Company. The third daily line.
The sources indicated that the new trains on the third line are part of a contract signed by the Ministry of Transport represented by the National Authority for Tunnels and the South Korean Hyundai Rotem company, at a total cost of 317 million euros + 640 million Egyptian pounds (from the state’s public treasury), equivalent to 6.361 billion pounds, and the deal includes An eight-year maintenance contract for trains, in addition to assembling 10 trains out of a total of 32 trains in Egypt through the technical support of Hyundai Rotem and its support for local manufacturing in Egypt.