The German company said it has sealed the biggest order in its history to build the world's sixth-largest rail network. Tracks will connect cities along the Nile with the Red and Mediterranean seas.

The German industrial group Siemens said on Saturday evening that it had agreed on a deal to construct 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) of high-speed rail lines across Egypt.
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The deal, which is worth €8.1 billion ($8.7 billion), is the biggest order in the Munich-based company's 175-year history.

The contract includes, besides the rail lines, 41 high-speed trains, 94 regional trains, 41 freight trains, and eight depots and freight stations. It also stipulates that Siemens will be responsible for maintenance for 15 years.

The mega-project aims to connect 60 cities by train, at speeds of up to 230 kilometers per hour, providing rail access to around 90% of the population, according to Siemens.Company promises 40,000 jobs
The second stretch of track, a total of 1,100 kilometers, will connect the capital Cairo with the southern city of Abu Simbel, close to the border with Sudan, and pass through settlements along the Nile.

The third will run from the central city of Luxor to the coastal city of Hurghada, covering some 225 kilometers, aiding in the transport of goods from the Mediterranean to the key port of Safaga.

Siemens said that the project will create some 40,000 jobs in Egypt, as well as an extra 6,700 jobs in connected industries.

The company also claimed that the fully electrified network would lower CO2 output by around 70% in comparison to journeys made by bus or car.

https://www.dw.com/en/egypt-signs-8-billion-deal-with-siemens-for-high-speed-rail-system/a-61967258

Nice.

Very good.

See the rubbish Ameachi is building across Nigeria with Chinese loans.

Nice one. Our security needs to be fixed first before talking about quality of trains and raillines. Not with bandits going haywire.

confluence:
See the rubbish Ameachi is building across Nigeria with Chinese loans.

Good evening sir and Happy Sunday. Can u please help me out with any amount to get foodstuffs to sustain me at least this week? The hunger is terrific. God bless you.

confluence:
See the rubbish Ameachi is building across Nigeria with Chinese loans.

How much is our own rail contract mtscheeeew. You people keep comparing without realizing that Nigeria is a poor country.

That money siddon dey breath for a few unarmed robbers pockets and accounts in Nigeria while the cursed souls suffering from Stockholm syndrome go on a rampage canvassing and lauding these evil ones to keep stealing and feleting their futures over a few thousand Naira.

To them, Atiku, Tinubu, Wike, Amaechi et Al are God-sent and deserving to lead them.

What a pity...

See contracts

Can we ever get anything right in this country

Nigeria is LEFT BEHIND
THERE WAS A COUNTRY

Visited my younger brother in Dublin during the beginning of the Coronavirus, despite the fact that there was locked down and we had movement highly restricted, the few times we went out , in my heart I weep for my country.

drmuchin:
Nigeria is LEFT BEHIND
THERE WAS A COUNTRY