Egypt's Transport Minister discusses railway cooperation in Berlin

During the Innotrans conference and exhibition in Berlin, Egyptian Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir met with Hungarian Minister of Transport David Vitázy to discuss enhancing bilateral cooperation in various transportation sectors, with a specific focus on railways, mass transit, and green transport.

Minister al-Wazir also met with several international companies to review ongoing projects and explore future technologies. In a meeting with Hitachi Chairman Joseph Marino, discussions focused on the progress of signaling, communications, and control systems for the Alexandria Metro (Abu Qir – Misr Station) project. This work is being coordinated with the Orascom Construction – Alstom consortium.

Additionally, the Minister reviewed the progress of electromechanical and electrical power works for the development of the Cairo Metro Line 1 systems, which are being implemented by the Alstom – Orascom – Hitachi consortium. Al-Wazir emphasized the need to accelerate work rates due to the critical importance of these infrastructure projects.