DB and Siemens take part in Egypt’s high-speed rail network
- Country
- Egypt (Ain Sokhna, Cairo, Alexandria, Marsa Matrouh) · Ägypten
- Project
- Egyptian high-speed rail network (three lines, over 2,000 km), first line Sokhna–Marsa Matrouh
- Investment
- Operating contract in the single-digit billions of euros (awarded 2022, reconfirmed 2025)
- Status
- Under construction; operating contract signed on 14 Nov 2025
- European role
- Deutsche Bahn International Operations (DE) / Siemens Mobility (DE) · Industry
A consortium of DB International Operations and Elsewedy Electric will run the network for 15 years, starting with Sokhna–Marsa Matrouh. Siemens Mobility supplies the system, with 41 Velaro, 94 Desiro HC and 41 Vectron units, and maintains the equipment for 15 years.
Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels signed the 15-year operating contract for the high-speed network with DB International Operations and Elsewedy Electric on 14 Nov 2025; the single-digit-billion-euro order had already been awarded in 2022. On 10 Nov 2025 Siemens Mobility showed the Velaro in Cairo for the first time and the Desiro HC ran its maiden trip, and Siemens will maintain the fleet for 15 years. The article gives no completion date for the network; the date is the publication of the latest report (LOK Report, 5 Dec 2025)
Source: lok-report.de ↗ · Archived copy ↗
Further sources: lok-report.de (10 Nov 2025) ↗ (Archived copy ↗)
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