Tunnel authority to launch tender for 23 train cars in phase 1 of Metro Line 4

The National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) will soon launch a tender to purchase 23 train cars for the first phase of Cairo Metro Line 4, authority boss Assem Wali said, according to Al Mal. The authority had called off an earlier tender after receiving an offer from the only qualified company, Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation, that it deemed too expensive. There was no mention of when the authority is planning to re-issue the tender. The planned line, of which 40% will be funded through a USD 1.28 bn loan from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), will run from 6 October City and end at Al Fustat.