Germany’s Deutsche Bahn announces Egyptian high-speed rail deal at COP27
Egypt’s railway system is notorious for safety issues and German's expertise promises to help.
Germany’s national railway company signed an agreement today to build a high-speed railway in Egypt.
Deutsche Bahn will build a 2,000-kilometer (1,200-mile) railway network in Egypt. The first line will connect Cairo and Alexandria with the new administrative capital that is currently being planned. Two additional lines will connect Luxor along the Nile River, the Abu Simbel historic sites and the Red Sea port of Hurghada. The project will ultimately provide 90% of Egyptians with rail access, Deutsche Bahn said in a press release.
Deutsche Bahn signed the agreement at the UN climate conference COP27, which began in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city Sharm el-Sheikh earlier this week.
The German company Siemens will build the railway infrastructure and also supply the passenger and freight trains, according to the release. Siemens first agreed to help Egypt with a high-speed railway last ear.
