Egyptian Minister of Transport Kamel El Wazir speaks during the World High Speed Rail Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco. Ministry of TransportCAIRO – 8 March 2023: Minister of Transport Kamel El Wazir said Egypt plans to extend its high-speed railway service to Sudan and Libya as he spoke during the World High Speed Rail Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco on Tuesday. The ministry plans to extend the second line of the high-speed train from Abu Simbel in southern Egypt to Sudan’s Wadi Halfa, Wazir said. In addition, the ministry plans to extend the train’s first line to Salloum in northwestern Egypt then to Benghazi in Libya, Wazir added. In May last year, Egypt and Siemens Mobility finalized a contract to build 2,000 km high-speed rail system in Egypt with Siemens Mobility’s share of the contract totaling 8.1 billion euros.

Source: Libya Today March 08, 2023 12:37 UTC