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This Light Rail Transit (LRT)
will be providing a commuter
line between Metro Line 3’s end
(Adly Mansour in Salam City),
Robaikey city, the industrial area
in 10 of Ramadan, and Barlaman
th
station in the New Administrative
Capital. The project includes 11
stations and one depot. The LRT
is expected to transport 340,000
passengers per day.
The construction cost will total
$1.25 billion, including $739
million, funded by China Exim
Bank. The project is expected to
be completed and operated by
July 2019.
As one of Egypt’s most complex
rail projects, Cairo LRT presents
many challenges to K&A and the
Chinese JV (AVIC and Crec): the
introduction of the first 25 KV
electrification systems in Egypt; a
signaling system based on CBTC
(converted to ETCS L2); the
adoption of new technologies;
and the necessity of onboarding
specialized staff. With a pool
of capabilities, and clever
management of the project,
K&A is fully geared to deliver
this world-class project despite
anticipated risks of financing
caused by the investment type,
the operation of the line shifting
to a new computerized type,
and the constructability issues
caused by heavy traffic density in
some areas.

IN FOCUS

This trailblazer project
will be an economic
spin-off for Egypt
by creating job
opportunities for the
locals and transferring
new technologies.
Commercial projects
will be implemented
at the main stations
to generate additional
return on the entire
project.

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