President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday witnessed the inauguration of the 4 th Smart Transport, Logistics & Traffic Fair and Forum for the MEA region (TransMEA 2021) at Egypt International Exhibition Center in the Tagamoa El-Khamis.
This year’s round is held under the rubric of “the Road to 2030” with the participation of major international companies specialized in mass transportation, railways, tunnels, roads and harbors. The four-day fair and conference is held under the auspices of President Sisi.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, Minister of Transport Kamel El Wazir and a number of state ministers are attending the inauguration.
Upon his arrival at the venue of TransMEA, Sisi listened to a detailed explanation on the development of the railways as some 1,300 carriages have been imported, 500 of which have already arrived while the rest will be available by the end of this year.
Also, around 800 kilometers at the various sites of the railway network have been upgraded along with a renewal of the whole system to introduce the latest technologies.
As per the signs system, the main railway lines are already under development covering around 1,900 kilometers including the monitoring towers.
The president was briefed on the Armed Forces’ assistance in training 300 engineers and 1,000 technicians to help in the operation of the railways.
Source: State Information Service Egypt