The Minister of Transport inspects the work sites of the second line of the high-speed electric train 27/11/2022 | 09:10 AM
In implementation of the directives of the political leadership to expand green, sustainable, clean and environmentally friendly mass transportation
The Minister of Transport inspects the work sites of the second line of the express electric train (October / Luxor / Aswan Abu Simbel) in the distance from Hadayek October to Minya station, with a length of 228 km
The Minister: The electric express network consists of 3 main lines with a total length of about 2000 km, of which about 1400 km serve Upper Egypt
Lieutenant General Engineer / Kamel Al-Wazir, Minister of Transport, continued his inspection tours to follow up on the projects being implemented. The minister, accompanied by my chief and the leaders of the General Authority for Roads and Bridges and the National Authority for Tunnels, inspected the track of the second line of the high-speed electric train (October / Luxor / Aswan / Abu Simbel) in the distance from Hadayek October to the station Minya, with a length of about 228 km, which includes 7 stations, "2 express stations and 5 regional stations", where the Minister followed the progress in the rates of implementation of stations and the implementation of the railway bridge.
Interchange between the two lines, where the passage of the trains of the first line in this station will be superficial and the second line will be upper. The minister also inspected the rest of the track sectors and its intersection with the roads (the Middle Ring, the regional one, the western level, Bani Mazar / Al-Buwaiti and Dayrut / Farafra). He also inspected the locations of 7 stations in this The distance from a total of 36 stations constitutes the number of stations of the second line of the express train network, with 2 stations for express trains, which are (Bani Suef / Fayoum - and Minya), and 5 stations for regional trains are (A Layat - Al-Fashn - Al-Adwa - Bani Mazar - Samalout, which the Minister directed, when inspecting them, to study the traffic movement and ways to approach it.
The Minister of Transport directed that the route be within the campus of the western road, and requested that the Fayoum / Beni Suef station be a special station in terms of entrances from both sides to serve the governorates of Beni Suef and Fayoum, and that the location of the stations be close to roads, residential places, and intersection areas with the axes of the Nile, to serve the residents The governorates of Upper Egypt, and also that all approaches to the stations are free and serve all traffic directions, in order to facilitate travelers to reach the stations from all directions and from all nearby cities and villages, and that all work is carried out according to high quality measurements and the intensification of work around the clock, especially with the importance of what will represent a quantum leap Enormous in sustainable green transportation in Egypt. Pointing out that the fast electric train system will cover all parts of the Republic, and besides being development arteries that serve the new and existing urban and industrial areas, it will contribute to reducing and shortening the time of trips between the governorates to more than half the time that the citizen currently takes, whether through the old train network or through the current roads linking between provinces in addition to preserving the environment.
The Minister of Transport pointed out that the design speed of the network is 250 km / h, the operational speed of express electric trains is 230 km / h, regional electric trains are 160 km / h, and freight trains are 120 km / h, and that the number of express electric trains on this line is scheduled to reach 20 trains. , and regional electric trains 48 trains at a speed of 160 km / h, and 20 tractors for transporting goods to ensure the largest financial return that covers operating and maintenance expenses later, adding that the aim of diversifying the moving units (fast and regional) is to provide a civilized means of transportation suitable for all levels of income, with Provide outstanding service
The Minister of Transport stated that the establishment of the high-speed electric train network consisting of 3 main lines with a total length of about 2,000 km, of which about 1,400 km to serve Upper Egypt, is taking place in parallel with the ongoing development of the existing railway network with a length of 10,000 km.
It is worth noting that the earthen bridges, bridges, and industrial works of the track, as well as stations and fences, will be implemented by major Egyptian companies specialized in these fields, in addition to industrial works on roads intersecting with the train track. Electromechanical works, and others, in addition to manufacturing and supplying mobile units of all kinds, including express trains, regional trains, and electric tractors, as well as workshop design, supply, and installation of its equipment.