Transport Minister invites France’s Alstom to bid on upgrading Giza-Beni Suef railway line

France’s Alstom was invited to bid on the tender for upgrading the Giza-Beni Suef railway line, Transport Minister Hisham Arafat said yesterday. Alstom is already working on railway projects in Egypt, including the development of the Cairo Metro Line 3. It is also bidding to deliver six trains and two locomotives for Cairo Metro Line 2. The new trains are part of the government’s plans to overhaul the railway sector.