Transport Minister Kamel El Wazir inaugurated yesterday the Heliopolis metro station, the largest station in the Middle East, the ministry said in a statement. The station is part of the fourth phase of Cairo Metro Line 3, which will see more stations opening in December. Separately, El Wazir is also negotiating with 11 local contracting companies to implement a series of projects in the railway sector, a source said to Al Mal. The companies include Orascom Construction, Gamma, Arab Contractors, Al Rowad, El Soadaa Group, General Nasr Contracting, Concord, Siac, Pioneers, and the Holding Company for Roads and Bridges.

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