For the past 35 years, Thales has been a trusted partner of the Greater Cairo Metro, one of the world’s busiest urban rail systems. Thales solutions provide critical functionality in several key areas on lines 1, 2, 3 and 4. These include integrated communications and supervision solutions, which act as the central nervous system of the metro network and ensure safe and appealing journeys.
From upgrading ticketing systems allowing passengers to use smart cards to providing the multimodal and multi-operator ticketing approach, Thales participates in making journeys attractive and easy for passengers and operators. Importantly, all metro lines are being fortified with cutting-edge cybersecurity measures, aligning with the latest international standards.
Thales is also carrying out extensive renewals and upgrades that will revolutionise passenger and freight transport across Egypt. Thales newest contract is for the modernisation of the Cairo-Giza-Beni Suef main line – a 125km double-track route that follows the Nile valley south of Cairo. Thales is leading a consortium with Orascom Construction for this project. In the north of the country, Thales has already successfully upgraded signalling on both the Cairo-Alexandria and Cairo-Benha main lines that covering more than 200km of lines, including 19 stations and a total of 80 level crossings. Further south, Thales is upgrading the line between Asyut and Nag Hammadi. This section of line stretches for 125km and includes 17 stations. Modernisation of the full corridor, from Alexandria to Aswan, will be completed in the coming years.
Thales is proud to collaborate with local talent for the success of these projects. Close to 500 Egyptian technicians and engineers work for Thales. They are doing the installation, commissioning and upgrading of the lines. In the same time, Thales provides its workforce with specialised training as well as its customers to support both the operation and long-term maintenance of the new signalling systems. Training is a big part of the localisation of expertise that Thales has put in place over the past 10 years.
