CAIRO – 9 June 2025: An agreement was signed in Alexandria Governorate to localize and supply 21 metro train units, comprising 189 cars, for the Alexandria Metro project.
The project which is currently in its first phase is expected to be extending 21.7 km from Abu Qir Railway Station to Misr Station in Alexandria.
The project comes as part of the Ministry of Transport's comprehensive plan to establish a sustainable, green, and environmentally friendly mass transit network in Alexandria, along with plans to localize several industries, rely on local manufacturing, and reduce the import bill.
The Metro project units are scheduled to be manufactured at the National Egyptian Railway Industries Company (NERIC). The metro and all types of trains are among the industries the Egyptian government is working to localize.
The Ministry of Transport is cooperating with South Korea's Hyundai Rotem, through a partnership with (NERC), to establish a factory for the production of metro trains.
The Ministry has contracted with the National Authority for Tunnels to manufacture and localize the production of 40 metro trains, totaling 320 cars, for the second and third lines of the Greater Cairo Metro. The factory is currently being constructed in East Port Said.
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