Egypt to operate its first double-decker train

The National Authority for Tunnels confirmed that the second type of trains within the high-speed train project is a Desiro train for transporting passengers and goods, the first double-decker train model in Egypt.

The Ministry of Public Transport received its first regional train in the high-speed train network, currently located at the Central Capital Station in the New Administrative Capital.

It is a Desiro HC model, consisting of two floors, with a capacity of 849 passengers, and will operate on the lines at an operating speed of 160 km/hour.

The train will operate on the first line of the high-speed train and stop in centers and cities.The train was manufactured for Egypt and tested in the German city of Krefeld.