High-Speed Railالقطار الكهربائي السريع

Egypt's first high-speed trains — a roughly 2,000 km network built with Siemens, linking the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and the south, and nicknamed 'the Suez Canal on rails.'أول قطاراتٍ فائقة السرعة في مصر — شبكةٌ بطول نحو 2000 كيلومتر تُبنى مع سيمنس، تربط المتوسّط والبحر الأحمر والجنوب، وتُلقَّب بـ«قناة السويس على القضبان».

Egypt is building its first-ever high-speed rail — a vast network of electric trains stretching some 2,000 kilometres across the country. Constructed with the German company Siemens, it will link the Mediterranean coast, the Red Sea, the Nile Valley, and the far south, carrying passengers and freight at high speed and cutting journey times in half. Nicknamed "the Suez Canal on rails," it is one of the largest transport projects in the world and a centrepiece of Egypt's modernisation.

تبني مصر أول قطارٍ فائق السرعة لها على الإطلاق — شبكةٌ هائلة من القطارات الكهربائية تمتدّ نحو 2000 كيلومتر عبر البلاد. وتُشيَّد مع شركة سيمنس الألمانية، وستربط ساحل المتوسّط والبحر الأحمر ووادي النيل وأقصى الجنوب، حاملةً الركّاب والبضائع بسرعةٍ عالية وقاطعةً أزمنة الرحلات إلى النصف. وتُلقَّب بـ«قناة السويس على القضبان»، وهي من أكبر مشروعات النقل في العالم ومحورٌ في تحديث مصر.

القطار السريع
~2,000 km

The Suez Canal on Rails · قناة السويس على القضبان

The First Lineالخطّ الأول

Linking two seas at high speed.يربط بحرين بسرعةٍ عالية.

The first line — nicknamed the "Suez Canal on rails" — runs about 660 kilometres, connecting Ain Sokhna on the Red Sea through Cairo and the New Administrative Capital to Alexandria and Marsa Matrouh on the Mediterranean. Using sleek Siemens Velaro trains designed to run at up to 250 km/h in Egypt's hot, dusty climate, it is expected to slash travel times by up to half and carry both millions of passengers and large volumes of freight between the two seas.

A 2,000 km Network · شبكةٌ بطول 2000 كم

Three Great Linesثلاثة خطوطٍ كبرى

Connecting the country end to end.تربط البلاد من أقصاها إلى أقصاها.

The full network is planned as three lines totalling around 2,000 kilometres — set to be one of the largest high-speed systems in the world. Beyond the first line, a second is planned to run along the Nile from Cairo south toward Aswan and Abu Simbel, opening up Upper Egypt, while a third line will connect Luxor with the Red Sea resorts of Hurghada and Safaga. Together they will tie together Egypt's coasts, cities, ports, and great tourist sites as never before.

Modern, Green Transport · نقلٌ حديث وأخضر

Built for the Futureبُني للمستقبل

Cleaner, faster travel for millions.سفرٌ أنظف وأسرع للملايين.

The network is being built by a consortium led by Siemens, with Egyptian partners Orascom Construction and the Arab Contractors, and will be operated and maintained by Germany's Deutsche Bahn alongside Egypt's Elsewedy Electric. Designed to carry both passengers and freight, it promises faster, safer journeys and a big reduction in road traffic and carbon emissions. Tracks are being laid across the desert, and the first line is expected to enter service in the coming years — a transport revolution for the whole country.

Quick Facts · حقائق سريعة

High-Speed Rail at a Glanceالقطار السريع في سطور

What it is: Egypt's first high-speed rail network.
Arabic name: القطار الكهربائي السريع (High-Speed Rail).
Size: around 2,000 km across three lines, built with Siemens.
First line: ~660 km, Ain Sokhna (Red Sea) to Marsa Matrouh (Mediterranean) via Cairo.
Speed: Velaro trains designed for up to 250 km/h.
Other lines: Cairo–Aswan along the Nile, and Luxor–Hurghada/Safaga.
Status: under construction; first line expected in service in the coming years.

Sources include Siemens and international reporting (current as of 2026). Some figures are approximate and timelines may shift.