The Ministry of Transport continues to implement the second line of the high-speed electric train network, "October/Aswan/Abu Simbel," with a length of 1,100 kilometers.
The high-speed electric train network will cover all parts of the country, serving new and existing urban and industrial areas, such as the industrial zones of Helwan, 15th of May, Borg El Arab, 6th of October, New Minya, New Assiut, and other industrial zones. It will also serve Egypt's cultural, historical, religious, and coastal tourist areas, such as the tourist areas of Giza, Sohag, Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel, the Red Sea, and other tourist sites in Egypt. It will also serve new agricultural areas in the New Delta, Mostaqbal Misr, Gannet Misr, West Minya, Toshka, and East Uwaynat.