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Sovereign Non-Sovereign SovereignSector TransportDAC Sector Code 21012Commitment U.A 122430024.91Status Approved Project General Description The Egypt National Railways Modernization Project ENRMP aims to maximize rail transport contribution to the countrys socioeconomic development and effectively support Vision-2030 whose goal is to achieve a sustainable and all-inclusive economy by 2030. Indeed Railway transportation in Egypt is considered to be the backbone of passenger transportation carrying 313.7 million passengers per year or 0.86 million passengers per day mainly serving the middle-class and low-income communities. However the rail sector has over the years been experiencing a number of operational problems and still lags-behind road transport in terms of both freight and passenger volumes. The project involves upgrading of railway signaling systems from mechanical and electrical systems to electronic interlocking system rail renewals and installation of Automatic Train Protection ATP system in selected sections of Egypts main railways network. It will be implemented by the Egypt National Railways Authority ENR with an estimate total cost of EUR 765.23 million.Project Objectives The development objective of the proposed project is to contribute to Egypts socio-economic development through improved railway transport services. The Project will specifically contribute to i improving safety of train operations ii increasing network capacity and iii improving the efficiency and reliability of train services. The impact of the above outcomes is expected to improve customer confidence in National Railways Authority ENR and increase in revenues and less dependency on the treasury.BeneficiariesThe total population served by the rail transport is about 40 million people concentrated along the rail network as described above. In terms of daily and annual passenger traffic railway transport carries about 0.86 million passengers per day about 313.7 million passengers per year mainly serving the middle-class and low-income communities.Funding African Development BankExtending Government Of EgyptImplementing GOVERNMENT OF EGYPTParticipating Organization Funding African Development BankExtending Government Of EgyptImplementing GOVERNMENT OF EGYPTFinancial Information African Development Bank U.A 122430024.91Government Of Egypt U.A 219390000
