Once completed, the project will nearly triple the tram’s capacity from around 4,700 passengers per hour per direction to 13,800. Travel time will be reduced from 60 minutes to 35 minutes, operational speeds will increase to 70 km/h, and headways will be cut from nine minutes to just three. Al-Wazir stressed that the rehabilitation preserves the tram’s historic character while upgrading it to meet modern standards of safety and efficiency. Alexandria Governor Ayman Atiya described the rehabilitation as the second cornerstone of the city’s comprehensive urban transport modernisation strategy, combining heritage conservation with state-of-the-art smart mobility systems. The upgraded Tram Raml line is expected to reshape urban mobility in Alexandria by offering a faster, safer and more environmentally sustainable transport option.

Source: Daily News Egypt March 04, 2026 17:47 UTC