Egypt National Railways (ENR) has awarded France's Thales a contract to supply an automated railway signaling system for the 48 km Cairo-Banha stretch of the Cairo-Alexandria rail line, Thales announced on Thursday. The new system will allow trains to travel at 160 km/hr, up from 120 km/hr currently, and is expected to double current traffic volumes, according to the release. No details were provided on the value of the agreement.

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