Egypt receives second of 32 trains from Hyundai Rotem for Cairo metro

Egypt has received a second train under a deal with South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem to supply 32 new air conditioned trains for Cairo Metro’s Line 3, Transport Minister Kamel El-Wazir said on Monday.

El-Wazir said that the arrival of several trains comes in parallel with the conclusion of construction at Phase 4 and the development of Phase 3 on Metro Line 3.

Phase 4 of Line 3 extends through 10 stations from Haroun El-Rashid to Cairo International Airport with a total length of 15.8 km passing through the areas of Heliopolis Square, Alf Maskan, Gesr El-Suez, Hikestep Bridge, the Ring Road, and the Ismailia Desert Road.