Alstom appointed for railway modernisation project by ENR
Firm has been a partner to Egypt’s railways since 1971, supporting the railway infrastructure development in the country
A framework agreement has been signed by Alstom and the Egyptian National Railways Authority (ENR). The agreement is for the mordernisation of the Tanta – Zifta – Zagazig mainline, covering approximately 65km including nine main stations across the network.
According to a statement from Alstom, the scope of work includes the design, supply, installation of the signaling, power, telecom systems, and trackside equipment for migration to ETCSL1. In addition, the contract includes the testing and commissioning of signaling, telecom and power systems, civil works, trenching works and track-works including doubling of the track.
The agreement was signed by Eng. Mustafa Abu Al-Makarem, head of the National Authority for Egyptian Railways, and Andrew Deleone, Alstom AMECA president, in the presence of Eng. Ahmed El Sewedy, president and CEO of Elsewedy Electric and Mohamed Khalil, Alstom Egypt MD.
Alstom Egypt has established a strong local team and a Center of Excellence (COE) for signaling systems, power supply and maintenance workshops to support projects across its Africa-Middle East-Central Asia (AMECA) region, the statement noted.
The modernisation of Tanta-Zifta-Zagazig mainline is one of the Ministry of Transport’s top priorities and part of Egypt’s plans to improve public transportation capacity and efficiency.
Alstom is currently working on modernizing the Beni Suef Asyut line, stated Khalil. He added, “We are pleased to be selected for an additional signaling modernisation project and to do it with Elsewedy Electric. This agreement builds on our long-term partnership with ENR and we remain committed to providing state-of-the-art signaling solutions to Egypt and its citizens.”
According to him, Egypt’s vision and strong talent pool has enabled Alstom to make significant contributions to Egypt’s rail industry development.
Alstom employs 500 people in Egypt with several ongoing projects including a consortium to design, implement, operate, and maintain two new Monorail lines connecting the New Capital City and 6th October City to Greater Cairo, he concluded.
