The Transport Ministry is looking to a Chinese consortium led by AVIC for implementation of a new rail line running from Ain Sokhna to El Alamein, according to Al Borsa. Transport Minister Hesham Arafat reviewed the plans proposed by the Chinese consortium which maps out five main stations for the 482 km line which will run through the New Administrative Capital, 6 October, and Alexandria. Arafat requested that AVIC upgrade the speed of the trains from 160 km/h to 250 km/h. The new line between Ain El Sokhna and El Alamein will serve both urban commuters and the transportation of goods.

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