ERTARAC — Egyptian Railway Renewal & Maintenance Company

Railway & Switches

A selection of railway line and switch works the company has delivered across Egypt's network.

Renovation & maintenance of Metro Line 101

Renovation & maintenance of Metro Line 1

Maintenance of the longitudinal and branch tracks and renewal works between Tora and Kostika stations.

Replacement & welding works02

Replacement & welding works

Rail replacement and welding on the Cairo / High Dam renewals, using 252-metre rails from the Tanta and Qena welding workshops.

Electric rail welding03

Electric rail welding

Electric rail welding delivered on the Qena/Abu Tartour, Luxor/Aswan, Beni Suef/Assiut, Banha/Port Said and other lines.

Amendments & renovations to the signal electrification project04

Amendments & renovations to the signal electrification project

Beni Suef/Assiut: 60 km and 268 switches renovated; Assiut/Nag Hammadi: 36.3 km and 218 switches; Nag Hammadi/Luxor: 10.5 km and 25 switches (ongoing).

Nefisha / Suez line05

Nefisha / Suez line

Renewal of the 22.2 km line at the Shalofa / Abu Halab section.

Maamoura / Rashid line06

Maamoura / Rashid line

Renewal of the 14.3 km distance on the Maamoura / Rashid line.

Manashy Imbaba / Itay El Baroud line07

Manashy Imbaba / Itay El Baroud line

Renovation of the 14 km stretch between Nakla and Tahrir stations.

Qabari – Marsa Matruh railway line08

Qabari – Marsa Matruh railway line

Renovation of the 275 km stretch along Egypt's North Coast.

Assiut / Sohag / Luxor / Aswan renewal & duplication09

Assiut / Sohag / Luxor / Aswan renewal & duplication

Renewed ~100 km and duplicated 100 km on Assiut/Sohag; renewed 200 km and duplicated 200 km between Luxor/Aswan.

Batra / Bisandila line10

Batra / Bisandila line

A new bridge and 4 km of track installed as a first phase, with works ongoing to complete the project.

Qabari / Matrouh line11

Qabari / Matrouh line

28 km built between the branch and Burj Al Arab (first phase of the dual carriageway), plus an 11.5 km diversion and 20 switches.

East Branch railway line12

East Branch railway line

A new bridge and 36 km of track from the Al-Fardan/Rafah branch point, plus 12.5 km of yards and 4 switches in Port Said.

Al-Fardan – Rafah railway line13

Al-Fardan – Rafah railway line

A new bridge and the Al-Fardan line installed over the Suez Canal (225 km); 100 km completed, with 20 switches.

Adly Mansour / Rubiki dualization14

Adly Mansour / Rubiki dualization

A new bridge and 26 km of dual track on the Adly Mansour/Rubiki line as a first phase, with works ongoing.

Kafr Dawoud – Sadat line15

Kafr Dawoud – Sadat line

23 km of track built between Kafr Dawoud and Sadat as a first phase, with the railway bridge underway.

Connecting Damietta Port to the Tahya Misr dry port16

Connecting Damietta Port to the Tahya Misr dry port

Installation of the Tahya Misr track inside Damietta Port — 1.27 km plus 6 switches.

Connecting Alexandria Port to the Tahya Misr dry port17

Connecting Alexandria Port to the Tahya Misr dry port

Installation of the Tahya Misr track inside Alexandria Port — 1.244 km plus 4 switches.

Qena – Abu Tartour railway line18

Qena – Abu Tartour railway line

A 450 km line with 20 switches built to the Abu Tartour phosphate mines in the Western Desert; operational since 1996.

Qena – Safaga railway19

Qena – Safaga railway

A 250 km line connecting Qena on the Nile to Safaga on the Red Sea, with station yards and 8 switches; handed over in 1989.

Luxor – Nagaa Hammadi signalling modernization20

Luxor – Nagaa Hammadi signalling modernization

Modernizing the signalling system along one of Upper Egypt's most important lines: 37.4 km of the 58.9 km target executed, 81 switches installed and 9 signal towers upgraded to raise safety and speed.

Mansoura – Mataria round-the-clock renewal21

Mansoura – Mataria round-the-clock renewal

Round-the-clock renewal of an 11 km track section, carried out under difficult operating conditions to keep this vital line in service.

East Port Said branch renewal22

East Port Said branch renewal

Renewal and maintenance of 6.5 km of rail on the eastern branch, raising safety levels and speeds for freight movement linked to the Suez Canal and the northern ports.

El-Arish – Bir El-Abd new line (Sinai)23

El-Arish – Bir El-Abd new line (Sinai)

Construction and installation of about 3 km of new developed railway to feed the target development zones in Sinai, with overhead structures matching global standards.

Kilo 27 solar-powered smart level crossing24

Kilo 27 solar-powered smart level crossing

Development of the Kilo 27 crossing on the Kafr Dawoud – Sadat line into a solar-powered smart crossing that integrates mechanics and renewable energy with precise sensing and control for immediate, sustainable operation.

Qantara East & Fardan station-yard upgrades25

Qantara East & Fardan station-yard upgrades

Raising the efficiency of major station yards and renewing their tracks and switches — including the Qantara East (11 km) and Fardan (14 km) yards — with switch, level-crossing and welding works.