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Supplying 800 Dynamically Ventilated Railway Passenger Cars - Economy Class

800 new economy class railway passenger cars with dynamic ventilation arrived, within the deal to manufacture and supply 1350 new railway vehicles.

This deal is considered the most sizeable in the history of Egyptian railways, which has been signed between the Egyptian National Railway Authority and the Russian Transmashholding company- representing the Russian-Hungarian joint venture- costing a total amount of €1.016.050 billion.

The project consists of 1350 train passenger cars:

  • 850 air-conditioned cars: 500 economy class cars (first time provided service to this class), 180 luxurious second class cars, 90 luxurious first class cars, 90 air-conditioned dinning cars
  • 500 dynamically ventilated economy class passengers’ cars.

It is expected for the new railway vehicles to be introduced in sequence into the daily operation for the citizens to see on monthly basis the introduction of 3 railway vehicles that are totally new. This will allow the service to constantly be ameliorated for the passengers and cause a significant leap in the quality of the new fleet.

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Transportation Aug 2023

Supplying 800 Dynamically Ventilated Railway Passenger Cars - Economy Class

800 new economy class railway passenger cars with dynamic ventilation arrived, within the deal to manufacture and supply 1350 new railway vehicles.

This deal is considered the most sizeable in the history of Egyptian railways, which has been signed between the Egyptian National Railway Authority and the Russian Transmashholding company- representing the Russian-Hungarian joint venture- costing a total amount of €1.016.050 billion.

The project consists of 1350 train passenger cars:

  • 850 air-conditioned cars: 500 economy class cars (first time provided service to this class), 180 luxurious second class cars, 90 luxurious first class cars, 90 air-conditioned dinning cars
  • 500 dynamically ventilated economy class passengers’ cars.

It is expected for the new railway vehicles to be introduced in sequence into the daily operation for the citizens to see on monthly basis the introduction of 3 railway vehicles that are totally new. This will allow the service to constantly be ameliorated for the passengers and cause a significant leap in the quality of the new fleet.