Egypt’s SEMAF hands over locally-assembled metro train to National Authority for Tunnels

Egyptian Minister of Transport Kamel Al-Wazir witnessed on Sunday a handing over of a new metro train to the National Authority for Tunnels, according to a statement from the ministry.

The new train was locally assembled at the Railway Equipment Factory (SEMAF), which is affiliated to the Arab Organization for Industrialization. The handover comes as part of a deal between the National Authority for Tunnels and the South Korean company of Hyundai Rotem.

As per the deal, the SEMAF will manufacture and supply 32 new air-conditioned metro trains for Line 3 of Cairo Metro. In addition, the SEMAF shall assemble ten metro trains.