Latest in Tag: Metro Highlight
Latest in Tag: Metro

NAT assigns electromechanical business of Thawra metro line to Egyptian-French alliance
The alliance includes Alstom, Colas Rail, Arab Contractors, and Orascom

Anticipated governmental increase in metro ticket price sparks discontent
Metro monthly losses stand at EGP 25m but ticket price will not exceed EGP 3, says Cairo Metro official spokesperson

Cairo Metro addresses cabinet, again, to increase ticket price to EGP 2
Parliament summon heads of Cairo Metro and Egyptian National Railways to review their development plans

NAT prepares to sign contract with Molinari-Bect to oversee establishment of metro carriage storage yard
NAT accepted a technical offer from the company Thales for ticket machines, says official

NAT contracts with Vinci to implement civil works for 3rd phase of Al-Thawra line
The National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) assigned the civil works for the third stage of Cairo Metro’s third line to the French company Vinci, which will lead the Egyptian-French alliance in implementing this line. According to an official in the NAT, the financial screening committee has accepted the offer made by the Egyptian-French alliance, which was adopted …

NATÂ accepts EcoConServ Environmental Solutions technical bid to resettle those affected by first phase of metro’s fourth line
The National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) has accepted a technical proposal submitted by EcoConServ Environmental Solutions to update the resettlement plan and prepare a reconciliation action plan for those affected by construction during the first phase of the metro’s fourth line. According to a source at the NAT, the technical examination committee held a session …

4 companies qualify for final tender of Cairo metro line 4 phase I
JICA sent its approval letter to NAT with regard to the tender qualification results

NAT assigns Systra to consult on third phase of Cairo Metro line 3
The authority rejected the financial offer made by Dar Al-Handasah

NAT assigns Egyptian-Japanese coalition to oversee phase 1 of 4th metro line
Japanese company Nippon Quoi is leading the coalition which will carry out advisory works

Up to 50% of metro carriages are locally manufactured: Trade and Industry Minister
SEMAF delivered 11 air conditioned stainless steel metro carriages for the ERA

NAT assigns rail work for Metro Line 3 to ETF-ORC-TSO association
ETF-ORC-TSO presented financial offer worth EGP 762m

NAT accepts Alstom, Hyundai Rottem technical bids for provision of metro
Chinese CSR offer rejected, and financial evaluation scheduled at the end of July

Orascom Construction-Arab Contractors joint venture carries out new phase of Cairo Metro Third Line
OC’s share of the contract amounts to approximately €295m

NAT studies 3 proposals to supply 8 trains for phase 1 of Metro line 4
The NAT’s tender includes a request to supply 184 train carriages and a train simulator to train drivers

NAT assigns work on G4 rail for Metro Line 3 to ETF-ORC-TSO association
The implementation of Metro Line 3 is expected to cost EGP 810m

NAT accepts two technical offers for tender to implement G4 rail for Metro Line 3
Financial assessment for both offers from ETF-ORC-TSO and Colas Rail expected within weeks

Metro ticket price: between a burdened government and frustrated commuters
The Ministry of Transportation spokesperson said that the ticket increase will not exceed EGP 1, making the final price EGP 2

Holding company to reroute utility lines interrupting construction of Cairo Metro Line 4
The tender included the redirection of utility lines at five of Cairo’s metro stations: Giza, Giza Square, Rouda, Malek El-Saleh, and Fustat

Further conflicting official statements on possible increase of Metro ticket price
“The Uprising of the Poor’s Metro” protest campaign called upon activists and metro users to stage peaceful demonstrations inside stations, in protest of any price increase

First phase of fourth metro line to be supervised by multinational consortium
The consortium includes Japanese Nippon Koei Group, Nippon Civic, Occidental Oriental Consult, ACE, and EHAF Consulting Engineers

Sadat metro station to remain closed until Thursday
Closure upon request from security agencies

NAT accepts technical proposals from 3 companies for train storage project
NAT recently assigned the implementation of the first part of the first phase of the fourth metro line to the Egyptian Company for Constructions, known previously as Mukhtar Ibrahim, for EGP 38.6m

ECCT to renew infrastructure network for first phase of fourth metro line
The French Vinci and Spanish OHL qualify to implement the third phase of El-Thawra metro line

Sahar Nasr signs €100m metro deal with EBRD
Deal signed at Mega Projects conference will include 13 new metro cars

Kiosks offered to metro’s street vendors
Four kiosks built, 20 more expected by the end of the month

German shares outperform on Metro, Deutsche Bank
German shares were the top performers Monday morning, lifted by a positive outlook for retail giant Metro and promises by Deutsche Bank to overhaul its investment banking unit. Chinese GDP data made for a slight hiccup. Germany’s blue-chip DAX index was up 0.7 percent by mid-morning at 10,174 points, beating pan-European shares listed on the …

Cabinet yet to approve potential rise in metro ticket prices
Transportation officials await cabinet approval on raising ticket prices to EGP 2

Indra participates in metro smart card machines project bid
The company’s success in the first phase of the project has allowed it to qualify in the bid

Sadat metro station closed, no protests on 30 June anniversary
A provisional security plan included higher security presence for various means of public transportation

16 faint in overcrowded Cairo metro: Ministry of Health
Metro broke down between two stations