The station will be an at-grade station built parallel to the train railway, bridges will be built to divert traffic from the Metro route.[47]. It would run from Ataba Station through El Kalaa street in bored tunnels to Salah Eldin Citadel Station (Interchange with Line 4) and moving on from there to both districts via bored tunnels using the existing route El-Mahager Railway as a guide through both Maadi and Helwan. The new monorail will connect the New Administrative Capital with the corridors of Mohammed Ben Zayed, Street 90, al-Musher Tantawy, Nasr City’s seventh district, the Cairo International Stadium, and Youssef Abass Street. It serves 20 stations, of which 12 are underground. Canadian manufacturing group Bombardier announced on Monday it had signed a multi-billion dollar agreement to build two automated monorail lines in Egypt's notoriously congested capital Cairo. The alignment extends from Cairo Stadium to the east through new developments until reaching a $45 billion dollar brand new governmental capital in the yet to be named New Capital City. Egypt seeks tenders for two monorail lines in greater Cairo. Cairo Monorail Route and Stations The monorail project will include a 54km line connecting the New Administrative City with East Cairo and a second 42km line connecting 6th of October City with Giza. [24]:16 Lastly, in 1969, the government approved the need for a study showing the needed capacity for Cairo's transportation system. [24]:18 The six planned metro lines aim to meet the transportation demands of the Greater Cairo area up to the year 2032. [26] [24]:19, The priority for the project was the first line which would reduce 30% of the daily transport to and from Cairo and would incorporate pre-existing rail infrastructure. Get the latest news, events and announcements straight to your inbox. [28], The first tunnel to be built under the Nile River carries line 2 across the river. Innova is currently implementing design improvements based on our experience in the design, construction, and maintenance of monorails incorporating enhancements on the project in expansion joints, bearings with 50% longer life cycle than standard bearings used in the industry, improved quality control of guideway beam top surface finishes, upgraded construction engineering and precast techniques. [30], Phase 1 from Attaba station to Abbassia station opened on 21 February 2012,[31] with five stations and a total length of 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi). There are numerous utilities and existing structures that must be avoided, including some that are being constructed after the contract was approved. Eventually it will link Cairo International Airport all the way to Cairo University and Imbaba. Helwan University station was built between Wadi Houf and Ain Helwan stations. The Cairo monorail project will be constructed and equipped by Bombardier Transportation together with its Egyptian partners – Orascom Construction and the Arab Contractors. [10], The Cairo Metro is run by the National Authority for Tunnels. The creation of a metro system with multiple lines. The Cairo monorail project includes the construction of two lines in the metropolitan area of the Egyptian capital. Eight companies applied and the French company Sufreto won the tender on 20 September 1970. The 54-kilometre monorail will connect East Cairo with the New Administrative City and a second 42-km line will connect 6th October City with Giza. [26] The communication extension for line 2 was provided by Alcatel in 2005.[27]. The length of this line would be 42km. Coupled with that, Egypt has one of the world’s youngest demographics, which will cause the country’s population to grow 50% (from 100 million to 150 million) until the end of the century. Line 2 has a simulator installed in Shubra since 2002[citation needed] which was delivered by French company CORYS. [46], As of December 2017, Spokesperson for the Egyptian National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) said that there are plans to extend Line 2 7 kilometers to the north from Shubra Al-Kheima station to end at Qalyub station due to the increasing traffic in north Cairo entrances, He also said that bidding will be held in February 2018 and the winner will be revealed mid 2018. [8][9] It would intersect Line 1 at Ghamra station, Line 3 at Bab al-Sharia station, Line 4 at Amr Ibn al-Ase station, and Line 5 at Sawah station. Bombardier Transportation, which will build the system's 70 four-car Innovia Monorail 300 trains, has a $2.85 billion share in the project, and Orascom has a $900 million share, the statement said. The system consists of three operational lines[2] numbered from 1 to 3. Bombardier Transportation, which will build the system’s 70 four-car Innovia Monorail 300 trains, has a $2.85 billion share in the project, and Orascom has a $900 million share, the statement said. [18], Line 1 (blue) is the oldest line of the Cairo Metro, with its first 29-kilometre (18 mi) segment having opened in 1987. [34], As the biggest and most densely populated city in Africa, and the Arab World, the case for a metro in Greater Cairo was strong. The second line will be 42-kilometre long and connect 6th October City to Giza. Sayed Farouk – CEO and President of the Arab Contractors Company inspected the Cairo Monorail Project in 6th October City. The monorail will have two lines, one running from Cairo west to 6th of October City, and the other east to the Ministerial District of the New Administrative Capital (see map, below). UK Export Finance has agreed to provide support to the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT), part of the Egyptian Ministry of Transport, to facilitate the design, construction, operation and maintenance of two The monorail will also intersect with the Cairo Metro’s Line 3 as well as Cairo’s High Speed Rail network, further connecting the dynamic Cairo region. The New Cairo Monorail. [25], Line 2 (red) is the second line of the Cairo Metro. It would be in total 43 km long. It will cross the two branches of the Nile river, and have a total length of 24 kilometres (14.9 mi). They proposed a metro encompassing two lanes, one 12 km long lane connecting Bab al-Louq and Ismailia and a second 5 km lane connecting Boulaq and Abou al-Ela Castle. The first monorail line will extend 54 km from East Cairo to the New Administrative Capital, while the second line will be 42 km long and will connect 6th October City to Giza. This policy was introduced for protection of women from sexual harassment by men. The completed Metro Network would be capable of serving most of the densely populated areas in the Greater Cairo region, which was much in need of a comprehensive mass transit system. The first is a 5 km line connecting Helwan with El-Marg going under the Kasr el Eini street and Ramses Street. [36], Line 4 is planned to run from Haram District to the New Cairo district, connecting Greater Cairo from West to East. Coordination with the vehicle supplier, Bombardier, requires attention to detail and close coordination for system requirements. [24]:15 The third would be from Giza to Abbaseya and would be 11.5 km long. The first section was opened on 27 September 1987[2] and the line was completed in 1989 connecting Helwan with El Marg and consisting of 33 stations with a total length of 43 km of which 4.7 km underground. This project supports Cairo and Egypt to enable fast, sustainable, comfortable and above all safe transportation for millions of people every year in the dynamic Cairo metropolitan area. The first monorail line will extend 54 km from East Cairo to the New Administrative Capital. [8], This project was first proposed by private investors as a plan to connect Line 3 with Line 4, through a route which is mostly parallel to the Ring Road's eastern arc, therefore covering New Cairo from north to south starting at the Cairo International Airport and ending at the beginning of the Cairo-Ain Sokhna Highway. The line includes the first tunnel under the Nile. The first, a 54km line connecting the NAC with East Cairo, will pair up with a 43km line connecting 6th October City with Giza. The Egyptian government is accepting proposals from national and international companies interested in constructing two light rail projects in the greater Cairo area. [8][9] As of early 2019, construction is scheduled to begin in Q3 2019, with an estimated completion date of 2024. It would have a length of 20 kilometres (12 mi), entirely within bored tunnels. The train's route length is 1857 meters. It recommended the implementation of a six line system consisting of lines 1, 2 and 3 (existing), and lines 4, 5 and 6. [10] As of 2013, the metro carried nearly 4 million passengers per day. In 1954 French experts made a report about the future of the transportation in Egypt. The fast pace of the project is causing contractors, vehicle and system suppliers, and designers to rapidly collaborate, with Innova at the forefront of those communications is establishing relationships and focusing on the tasks at hand. The Capacity of the train is 2000 Passengers per hour per direction. This Line has a length of 19 kilometres (12 mi). The total length of the line will be approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi), most of which in bored tunnel, and will be implemented in four phases. The monorail system will connect East Cairo and the New Administrative City. The billion-pound highway in the sky would connect the city to a proposed HS2 hub, the council says. The alignment extends from Cairo Stadium to the east through new developments until reaching a $45 billion dollar brand new governmental capital in the yet to be named New Capital City. They also proposed that there should be one company in charge of all transportation systems. [10] The line can carry 60,000 passengers per hour in each direction. [38], Phase 1 (west) of the project will run from El-Malek El-Saleh Station (Interchange with Line 1) to the October-Oasis Highway Station with a total length of 18 km, passing through Giza Railway Station (Interchange with Line 2);[39][40] the original plan for phase 1 was for it to start from El-Malek El-Saleh Station and end at the Grand Egyptian Museum Station with a total length of 10 km, but the Ministry of Roads & Transportation decided to extend the Line in their efforts to further connect the Governorate of 6 October to the Greater Cairo Area; phase 1 also includes the plan to connect the end of Line 4 to the suburbs of 6 October mainly through executing The October 6th Tram system (The O6T) which will be by using a tram-train system supplied with the Alstom Regio-Citadis trams. "Cairo Tunnel Metro" or مترو الأنفاق pronounced [ˈmetɾo lʔænˈfæːʔ]) is the rapid transit system in Greater Cairo, Egypt. [13], The ticket price was EGP 1.00 for each journey, regardless of distance. [citation needed], In August 2016 a different monorail project was under discussion, connecting 6 October city with other western parts of Greater Cairo. [41] This phase will have 15 stations to be constructed with a duration of 6.5 years. These are the first mass transit links to connect Greater Cairo with New Capital City and 6 October City and will greatly improve mobility for Egyptian citizens. The Monorail of the New Capital City: Overview: It links Cairo governorate from the Stadium station of Cairo Metro Line 3 in Salah Salem Street with New Cairo and the New Capital City. The second line would connect 6th October City and Gizeh. A second line connecting 6 October City and Giza will stretch to 42km. About the project: The monorails will extend a 54-km line (expected to be completed in 2022) between the new capital and Nasr City, and another 42-km line (scheduled for completion in 2023) from Sixth of October City to Giza. Fugro is to deploy up to 15 geotechnical drilling rigs along the 43 km route of the planned Giza to October 6 City line. EGYPT: Arab Contractors has awarded Fugro a contract to undertake geophysical and geotechnical investigations for the second phase of the Cairo Monorail project. Line 4 is planned to run from Haram District to the New Cairo district, connecting Greater Cairo from West to East. [49], Line 6 would be a north-south line, from Shubra in the north to the Maadi and Helwan districts in the south. [36][37] The construction of the line was finished in October 2000, and it was later extended to El Mounib. The third line would go from El Darasa to Imbaba and would be in total 10 km long. It will cross the two branches of the Nile river, and have a total length of 24 kilometres (14.9 mi). The line will cross under the two branches of the River Nile, as does Line 2. Cairo Monorail Another project that is integral to the development of Egypt’s infrastructure is the Cairo Monorail project, which will act as a mass transportation project across Cairo, the New Administrative Capital, Giza, and 6th of October City. [29], Line 3 (green) presently operates from Attaba to El-Shams club, with construction under way for the remaining line to the northwest of Greater Cairo. To accommodate those needs, the Cairo Monorails project alignments radiate outward from Cairo city center as follows: A 33 mile (53 km) long monorail will serve New Capital City. Each of the alignments has sizable depots and Operations, Maintenance, and Storage Facility (OMSF) at the end of each alignment. [21] It is mostly in bored tunnel, with two exceptions: a short section at the northern end approaching Shubra El Kheima which is elevated, and a section just south of this by cut-and-cover. [24]:19 The detailed study of the construction took 6 years from 1975 to 1981. These two monorail lines will be the first mass transit links between Greater Cairo and the New Administrative Capital and 6th October City. The fourth would be from Al Awqaf to the Castle and would be 6.7 km long. Much of the alignment is designed along major highways and moves between the median of existing roadways to the shoulders to avoid large highway crossings or accommodate stations and then return to the medians. [48] However, the actual construction and implementation schedule will be restricted by available funding, and it is likely that the timetable will slip. [10] The lines use standard gauge (1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)). ... image caption Derby manufacturer Bombardier is building monorail trains for Cairo. It concluded the necessity for three lines in greater Cairo to solve the transportation problem. The first monorail line will run from East Cairo to the New Administrative Capital over 54km. The line was expected to be 35 km long, cost $1.5 billion, and be completed by 2018. The first route will have a length of 54 kilometres and link East Cairo with the New Administrative Capital. Return to top. [14] The Ministry of Transportation agreed to double the ticket prices, starting from Friday 24 March 2017, costing EGP 2 for the normal ticket, 1.5 for the minors ticket, 1 for the special needs ticket[15][16] after formerly costing 1, 0.75 and 0.5, respectively. BOMBARDIER, Orascom Construction and Arab Contractors have signed an agreement to design and build two new monorail lines in Cairo. The minimum headway for the line is 2 minutes 40 seconds to 3 minutes. [24]:19 A tender was made for the construction of the metro and the Egyptian-French company Entra Nevra Arabco won it and had the task of constructing the metro system. "TWINNING PROJECT FICHE - Assistance to the Egyptian Metro Company (ECM) in Reforming Railway Safety Regulations, Procedures and Practices", "Statistics [see first and second figures – e.g. The first line would use the already available railways (Helwan-Bab El luk and Al Laymoun Bridge-El Marg) and connect them through a metro. Phase 1 bidding has been postponed until May 2015 to enable Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to complete the feasibility study and to resolve other problems with the construction starts by 2015 or 2016 according to Ismail El-Nagdy, Chairman of National Authority for Tunnels with Japan International Cooperation Agency financing $1.2 billion loan while Egyptian government covering the rest of $2.4 billion. In 1987 that population stood at 10 million residents, not counting the two million or so commuters who came into Cairo every day to work. ... covering New Cairo from north to south starting at the Cairo International Airport and ending at the beginning of the Cairo-Ain Sokhna Highway [citation needed], where the government is currently planning to build a major bus station to serve those traveling to the eastern part of the country. The monorail of the Sixth of October City includes 12 stations and will serve the major expansions of the city, especially social housing projects. 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[24]:20, The construction of Line 1 started in 1982 after the French government agreed on giving Egypt the necessary loan. [12], Cairo Metro operates from 05:00 till 01:00 (except during Ramadan, when it operates from 05:00 till 02:00), with the remaining hours reserved for maintenance work. [44], Phase 4, the final phase, will begin from Makram Ebeid Station with bored tunnels following Doctor Hassan El-Sherif street and Ahmed El-Zomor street, ending at Police Academy Station near the Ring Road. The line is 21.6-kilometre (13.4 mi) long,[21] of which 13 kilometres (8 mi) is in tunnels. To accommodate those needs, the Cairo Monorails project alignments radiate outward from Cairo city center as follows: A 33 mile (53 km) long monorail will serve New Capital City. [24]:15, Later on multiple experts came to Egypt regarding that project: Soviet experts in 1956, Japanese experts in 1960 and French experts in 1962, which concluded the following: Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. These cars are used as an option for women who do not wish to ride with men in the same car; however, women can still ride other cars freely. © INNOVA TECHNOLOGIES INC.© 2021 [citation needed] Mitsubishi was the only company to submit an offer on a tender for 64 trains in the third and fourth phases of the project. [2], The middle two cars (4th and 5th) of each train have been reserved for women since 1989[11] (the 5th car becomes mixed-use after 21:00). [8][9] It would intersect Line 1 at Helmiet el-Zaitoun station, Line 2 at El-Khalafawy station, Line 3 at Haroun station, and Line 4 at Al-Wafaa we al-Amal station. The second line will be 42 km long to connect 6th October City to Giza. [26], Cairo's metro network was greatly expanded in the mid-1990s with the building of Line 2, from Shoubra El Kheima to Cairo University, with an extension to Giza. [35] In 1999, New El Marg station was added to the northern end of the line, bringing its total length to 44.3 km. [45], A contract was signed in August 2019 with Bombardier Transportation, Orascom Construction, and Arab Contractors for $4.5 billion to build and operate the two monorail lines. The Cairo Monorails Project consists of precast concrete guideway beams used for a monorail system in a highly urban environment. Line 2 uses the third rail electrification system instead of the overhead line used in the first line. There are blue signs at every station that signify the position of these cars. Additional design support is being provided for emergency walkways, track switches, station guideway beams, and depot guideway beams and foundations. [8], Phase 3 will begin from 6th District Station and ending at Makram Ebeid Station, following Mustafa El-Nahas street in bored tunnels under the existing old tram system, and ultimately deconstructing the old railway and paving its right-of-way (increasing the street by two lanes in each direction, which is critically needed to lighten the traffic congestion in the area). [9][23] Phase 2 to Al Ahram Station was opened on May 7, 2014 by Adly Mansour,[32][33] with four additional stations and an added length of 7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi),[23] for a total length of 12.0 kilometres (7.5 mi). The plans include interchange stations between the six metro lines and would also provides interchange facilities with existing main railway stations, the airport, and bus stations. 13 June 2017 05:13 PM. A 26 mile (42 km) long monorail to serve 6th of October City. It is considered one of the modern developed transportation projects which the company implemented under the supervision of the Ministry of Transportation and the National Authority for Tunnels. In May, Bombardier announced being selected to establish a €3 billion ($3.36 billion) monorail project in Egypt that will run from Cairo to the eastern and western outskirts. [24]:16 The Egyptian Ministry of Transport issued an international tender for the creation of the study. Cairo is the capital of Egypt with a population of over 20 million. Egypt’s Ministry of Transport has selected a consortium led by Bombardier as preferred bidder for two monorail projects in Cairo. A transportation study of the Greater Cairo region was completed in 1999. The first one is to connect East Cairo with the New Administrative City. As of early 2019, construction is scheduled to begin in Q3 2019, with an estimated completion date of 2024. These facts created the need for the government to device new population centers away from the congested Cairo streets. The first will run 54 km from eastern Cairo to the new administrative capital. The city is expected to house 6.5 million people when finished. [17] As of July 2020, 9 stops cost EGP 5, 16 stops cost EGP 7, and rides exceeding 16 stops cost EGP 10. 3. 54km line connecting the New Administrative City with East Cairo and a second 42km line connecting 6th of October City with Giza. Cairo Monorail Project. [24]:15, In 1964 British experts advised the creation of a metro line from Bab El Louk to Shubra. [24]:14, The idea of a metro was first proposed in the 1930s by engineer Saiyed Abdel Wahed of the Egyptian Railway Authority,[24]:15 however, the idea did not progress. [26] Phase 1 stations will be equipped with automatic fare collection system and platform screen doors, and will include elevators for the use of disabled passengers. Innova is providing alignment design, comprehensive logistic beam fabrication and transportation support, construction engineering, structural calculations and drawings for the mainline structures, and shop drawings for guideway beams.
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