The Alexandria Metro (, or , romanized: , ) is a currently under-construction rapid transit system for Egypt's second largest city, Alexandria.
It will consist of a 21.7 km transit system designed to connect central Alexandria to Abu Qir in the northeast. Supported by international financiers, including the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and assisted by the Madrid Metro, the project aims to provide efficient, high-capacity urban transport to ease congestion in the city. The metro will feature 20 stations, comprising elevated, on-ground, and in the future, underground sections
Future expansion plans include a 13.2 km underground tunnel, intended to reduce travel times and ease traffic congestion, reinforcing the metro's role as a sustainable alternative to traditional transport methods.
It will be Egypt's second metro system after the Cairo Metro, the oldest metro system in Africa.
Background In March 2017, the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) was reported to have received a Japanese offer to implement a new metro line in Egypt's Mediterranean city of Alexandria from Masr Station to New Borg El Arab City.
In 2019, the Governor of Alexandria, Abdul Aziz Qansua, announced that the construction of the Alexandria Metro will begin in either late 2019 or the first quarter of 2020, at a cost of $1.05–1.5 billion. It will be implemented over two years in three phases.
Network
The first phase will upgrade the existing railway line from Abu Qir in the northeastern part of the city to Misr Station in the historic center of Alexandria, 21.7 km in length with 20 stations (6 surface, 14 on viaducts), including 5 new stations, parallel to the Mediterranean coast, Alexandria Corniche and the preexisting Raml lines of the Alexandria Tram. The second phase will start from Misr Station to El Max in the southwestern part of the city, again parallel to the coastline. Finally, the third stage will extend inland from the Max Station to Alkyl and then specifically starting from after Al-Zaheriya station where the line will split heading to El Max and 21km. The third phase will start from the 21km to Borg El Arab specifically Borg El Arab Airport, linking the eastern side of the city to its western side easily. The line is expected to transport 60,000 commuters an hour for the first phase as it will pperate at a max speed of 100km/h reducing the time of the whole line from the old abo qir train at 50mins for the whole line (not considering the intersections which made it longer) to 25mins for the whole 21.7km line start to finish with a reduced headway time from 10mins to 2.5mins, The line is also expected to serve around 1.5 million people a day.
See also
Rail transport in Egypt Trams in Alexandria
References