High-speed rail network PPP project in Egypt

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The project involves the development of a 2,000 km high-speed rail network that will connect 60 cities throughout Egypt. The project includes 41 Velaro eight-car high-speed trains, 94 Desiro high-capacity four-car regional train sets and 41 Vectron freight locomotives trains that have a maximum speed of 230 km/h.The high-speed network will consist of three lines:A 660 km line connecting the port cities of Ain Sokhna on the Red Sea to Marsa Matrouh and Alexandria on the Mediterranean;A 1,100 km line between Cairo and Abu Simbel near the Sudan border, linking the mega city to rising economic centers in the south;A 225 km that connects world heritage archeological sites in Luxor with Hurghada by the Red Sea.