China Enterprise undertakes Egypt's first light rail railway trial operation

Xinhua News Agency, Cairo, July 3rd (Reporter Yao Bing) The Egyptian Ramadan Railway, which was built by Chinese enterprises, was opened to traffic on the 3rd on the 3rd. This is Egypt's first electrified railway.

Egyptian President Cecil, Prime Minister Madbeli and other Egyptian officials, as well as the Chinese ambassador to Egypt, attended the traffic trial operation on the day of the traffic, and took the light rail from the starting station Adeli Mansur Station to Bader Station.

The Egyptian Minister of Transportation Vizil introduced at the event that the first phase of the project that opened to traffic will run by 22 trains, and it is expected to transport 360,000 passengers per day.

Liao Liqiang said that on the 10th of the fast -rail railway project, the Chinese Light Rail Railway project was provided by China and adopted Chinese technology and equipment. Since the start of the project, in the face of the challenges brought by the new crown epidemic, the project implementation of the corporate epidemic prevention and control and production and construction "two hands and two hands". At the same time, Chinese companies also pay attention to training young technical personnel in Egypt to provide talent support for project construction and maintenance teams.

The train driver Mohammed Nuri, a train driver who tried on the same day, attended training at Nanjing Railway Vocational and Technical College, China in 2018. He told Xinhua News Agency: "Many friends around me always ask me when I can go to work in light rails. They are looking forward to this railway." He said that it is very comfortable to sit in the carriage. Essence

On the 10th of Egypt, the Egyptian Railway Railway is located in the eastern part of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. It is an important link connecting Cairo and the new administrative capital, fasting on the 10th city and the satellite city along the eastern line. According to the China Railway-AVIC International Unite of the project general contractor, the total length of the first and second stages of the project is about 70 kilometers, with a total of 12 stations, 1 vehicle section and 2 traction substations. The train adopts 6 fixed group, with a maximum speed of 120 kilometers per hour. The train was connected to the Cairo Metro Line 3 at the starting point station Adeli Mansur Station. It passed the City of Abille, Schruk, and Bader City.

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