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Six new trains arrive for Cairo Metro Line 4
October 18, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Egypt's National Authority for Tunnels has received six of 24 trains for the first phase of Cairo's fourth metro line, the agency's head announced.
- National Authority for Tunnels head Tarek Gowaily announced the arrival of six of the 24 trains ordered for the line's first phase.
- Gowaily said the four-phase line spans 101 kilometers and 58 stations, serving about two million passengers daily.
- Gowaily said overall execution of the first phase, covering 19 kilometers and 17 stations, has reached 65 percent.
- Transport Minister Kamel El-Wazir said the line is expected to carry 1.5 million passengers daily.