ETCS LEV. 1 SYSTEM ALEXANDRIA-ASYUT-NAG HAMMADI 

Egypt is intensifying its focus on national railway modernisation and infrastructure development by improving the safety, efficiency, and regional connectivity of its railway.

ENR - Egyptian National Rail - has entrusted Italferr with the design, technical assistance and preparation of tender documents for the implementation of the ETCS Level 1 signalling system along the Alexandria-Asyut-Nag Hammadi rail corridor, 935 km long overall:

Alexandria – Benha – Cairo section (208 km)
Cairo – Beni Suef section (125 km)
Beni Suef – Asyut section (250 km)
Benha – Zagazig - El Ismaailia - Port Said section (190 km)
Asyut – Nag Hammadi section (180 km)

Activities are ongoing and work is scheduled to be completed in April 2023.