Egypt signs contract for ‘Suez Canal on tracks’

Planned rail project in Egypt (Image: Siemens Mobility)

EGYPT: A US$4·5bn contract has been signed for the construction of 660 km of ‘modern, safe, and integrated’ mixed traffic electrified railway connecting Ain Sokhna on the Red Sea with Alexandria and Marsa Matrouh on the Mediterranean.

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