Alstom awarded signalling contract at Cairo Metro

The National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) awarded Alstom a $16m contract to provide signaling system to equip the maintenance depot of the Cairo metro line one. This is the third contract awarded to the company by NAT, the first two being the supply of signaling and infrastructure solutions for Phase three and 4A of line three of the Cairo metro. The current contract work will be carried out in 2017.

The metro project aims to upgrade the metro line one built in 1989 that serves as the backbone of the Greater Cairo underground metro network with a daily ridership of two million passengers.

Alstom will provide computer-based interlocking (CBI ) system which will guarantee the safety of the trains while moving in the depot. It will also supply SCADA for traffic and traction, and telecommunications equipment that will provide fire detection, sound equipment, and phone and CCTV services.