Egypt-based ARCONS carries out the fabrication, installation and construction of steel structures, including tanks, piping, pressure vessels, and components for industrial plants and bridges.
Client: Hassan Allam Construction (HAC) – Steel Division
Location: Bashteel, Giza, Egypt.
Project Duration: 2022 – 2022.
Scope of work:
Construction of Bashteel Train Station Central Workshops in Giza under the supervision of the Ministry of Transportation, the National Railways Authority and HAC as part of their efforts and dedication to upgrade and develop the transportation network.
Project Facts:
The vision for Bashteel Station, which consists of a ground floor and two loft areas with 66,500 square meters of administrative offices and 24,000 square meters of shops, is to create a focal station resting in between Ramses and Giza alleviating the congestion at Ramses Station. It will include two main workshops for train maintenance and a number of service facilities such as fuel tanks, railway carriage washing units and water tanks. In addition, the project’s scope will cover 22 kilometres of railway and track works for a new line.
Our scope of works to fabricate and assembly of the Hub Space Truss at yard before erection at Adly Mansour Station Shed
Greater Cairo Metro Line 4
Client: National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) – Ministry of Transport Contractors: Orascom Construction-Arab Contractors Joint Venture Scope of Work: The joint venture will be responsible for the full scope of this New Phase of Cairo Metro Line 4
Firstly, Adly Mansour HUB is now officially the country’s first transit hub , The HUB will connect the New Administrative Capital to the rest of the nation and include a commercial investment zone alongside a full-service transport complex. This HUB connects five different modes of transportation: The third metro line, the electric train route, a railway station, SuperJet station, and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).
The aim of this HUB project is to smooth traffic flows as the build-out of the new administrative capital continues.
One main component of this hub is the metro is Line 3 phase 4B runs along the middle of Gesr El Suez Street, beginning at Nozha station up to Adly Mansour Station with a ramp to a depot area. The extension will serve as a key section of Line 3, which is estimated to carry around 1.5 mn passengers a day. It will also alleviate traffic congestion in East Cairo, providing commuters with a faster transportation alternative
History of Cairo Metro lines
Metro in Egypt is operated by Egyptian National Railways (ENR) and transported up to 3.5 million passengers per day in 2019.
Cairo Metro in Egypt is operated by Egyptian National Railways (ENR) and transported up to 3.5 million passengers per day in 2019.
With a population of approximately 20 million, Cairo is one of the most densely populated cities in Africa.
Egypt Metro is the first metro network in Africa and has been operational since 1990. The network consists of three lines, and a further three lines are planned.
Line 4 (24km) extends from Nasr City, Abbassia and Giza, Line 5 (19km) starts from Nasr City passes Heliopolis and ends at Shubra el Keima and Line 6 (21km) connects Maadi, Old City Centre, Shubra el Kheima.
Lines and routes
Completed in 1989, Line 1 is 43km-long with 4.5km underground section. It has 35 stations. It covers the Egyptian capital from the north to the south.
Line 2, was built in two phases, one in 1997 and the other in 2004. It is 22km-long and serves 20 stations from the north to the south-west, covering the district of Shoubra El Kheima to Cairo University and the pyramids of Giza.
Cairo Metro Line 3 will be 47.87km-long with 39 stations. The line will connect areas of east Cairo starting from the ring road El-asher area and El-salam city through the station of Adly Mansour and ends in Imbaba and Rod al-Farag road on the ring road west of Cairo.
