New Russian trains to start operating after Eid al-Adha

CAIRO – 19 July 2020: "The imported Russian trains will operate for the first time after Eid al-Adha, where the new trains will be installed at the main stations but without passengers entry until August," said sources at Egypt’s Railway Authority.

Egypt’s Railway Authority distributed the first three Russian trains at Cairo, Alexandria, Assiut, and Luxor.

The agreement with the Russian-Hungarian alliance, led by Transmashholding Company, includes the supply of the 1300 vehicles within 40 months of the date of activating the signed contract.

The cost of the 1,300 vehicles is up to €1.065 billion that are being funded in the form of a soft loan.

The contract includes the manufacture and supply of 800 air-conditioned vehicles, including 500 third-class air-conditioned vehicles, a new service offered to passengers for the first time in Egyptian railways history.

The new Russian vehicles will work entirely on the main lines in Lower and Upper Egypt, as they will replace some of the distinctive train cars currently operating and are planned to be transferred to operate on the sub-lines between governorates.