Egypt Market Briefing

Egypt's rail programme: where things stand

A plain summary of major rail projects: the client, the financier and the stage reached. Compiled from public sources; last updated October 2026.

Major projects

NAT: National Authority for Tunnels. ENR: Egyptian National Railways.

Project	Client	Financing or lead	Stage	Source
New Administrative Capital hydrogen tram, 44 trainsets	NAT	Hyundai Rotem MoU, 7 October 2026; feasibility study first	Pre-feasibility	Source
Cairo Metro Lines 2 and 3, 40 new trains	NAT	Hyundai Rotem contract (2022); part-funded by a US$460 million EDCF loan (2023)	In delivery, due by 2028	Source
Alexandria Raml tram rebuild, 30 vehicles	NAT	Vehicles by Hyundai Rotem; civil works by Hassan Allam and Arab Contractors; systems by Hitachi	Construction; completion expected 2027–2028	Source
Nag Hammadi–Luxor resignalling, 118 km	ENR	Hyundai Rotem, US$110 million (2021), three-year programme	Likely completing	Source
Luxor–High Dam (Aswan) signalling upgrade	ENR	EDCF US$251.6 million and EDPF US$60.6 million (2021–2022)	Contractor not identified in public sources	Source
EDCF framework, up to US$1 billion	Government of Egypt	Korea EDCF framework signed January 2022 for rail, metro and desalination	Remaining headroom not published	Source
Freight corridors: 6th of October–Alexandria and Belbes–10th of Ramadan, €690 million	ENR	Alstom with Rowad and Concrete Plus; World Bank and EBRD funding; about 50% local content	Contracts signed June 2026	Source
High-speed rail network, about 2,000 km	ENR / NAT	Siemens-led	Construction; first line targeted for July 2027	Source

Korean-financed lines tend to bring Korean consultants and suppliers.
Large awards go to consortia with Egyptian civil partners.
Recent contracts set local-content targets, about 50% on the 2026 freight corridors.

Compiled from public sources. Not procurement or legal advice.

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