Chinese construction company China Railway Group Ltd. has signed a deal with Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels to commence preliminary work on the construction of 66 kilometers of light rail, connecting the northern Africa country’s new administrative capital, which is under construction, and four districts within Cairo.

中国铁路集团有限公司的子公司中国铁路Eryuan工程集团将与另一家中国公司AVIC International合作签订了12.4亿美元的合同。该项目将在接下来的60至90天内打破地面，并将四个开罗地区与新的行政首都联系起来。

开罗和苏伊士运河之间的450亿美元新行政首都的建设于2015年根据中国合同于2015年启动。轻轨设计的速度为每小时120公里，将有11个车站，每天移动340,000名乘客，并将开罗和Ismailia之间100公里高速公路的交通降低30％。

“Chinese companies will offer technology and equipment while local firms will be responsible for the construction works,” said Han Bing, minister counselor for economic affairs with the Chinese embassy in Egypt, according to China Radio International. He said the light-rail project is an acknowledgement by Egypt of China's advanced technology in modern rail construction.

中国铁路集团和埃及的国家隧道管理局均未回复ENR的电子邮件，以获取其他项目信息，包括建筑期和融资结构。新利18备用

轻轨线将与拉姆齐斯站和开罗的阿尔玛扎区之间计划的Heliopolis Tramway Service的计划恢复相结合，以减轻该市的客运交通，该城市拥有2000万人口。

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has provided $250 million of the $500 million needed for the Heliopolis tramway rehabilitation project that is under feasibility study and conceptual design phase.