Egypt’s Rail Transit celebrates 1,000 days of safe operation: recap of Siveco China’s involvement
Milestone: 1,000 Safe Operation Days
At 10 a.m. on June 19, 2025, local time in Cairo, Egypt, AVIC International held a grand celebration at the Badr Depot’s Building No. 12 to commemorate the 1,000th day of safe operation of the New Capital Light Rail project. This milestone signifies that the project has achieved 1,000 days of safe operation, with a cumulative safe operation mileage of over 8 million kilometers and more than 10 million passengers transported. The equipment system availability has been maintained at over 99%. Behind this milestone is a digital O&M system delivered by Siveco China.
Early Planning: MMS Design
In August 2017, Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) signed a USD 1.24 billion construction contract with a consortium of AVIC International and China Railway Group (CREC) for a 66km LRT that will connect the country’s new administrative capital city with Greater Cairo including Al-Salam City, Ramadan 10 City, Obour City, Badr City and Shorouk City. In 2019, China Huaxin Post and Telecom Technologies (Huaxin) was awarded the automation and controls contract for this LRT line. Throughout 2019, Siveco China and Huaxin conducted preliminary design for the Maintenance Management System (MMS). The proposal aimed to provide a complete Arabic language MMS system for the light rail project pre-installed with all technical data, to fully support the maintenance of the line. With the signature of the MMS supply contract in June 2020, the delivery phase of the project started.
Technical Advantages: Comprehensive O&M Support from China
Siveco China’s MMS system is equipped with multilingual support, linear asset management, map integration, multi-entity management and other functions, which can meet the complex needs of rail transit projects. Siveco China has a strong track record supporting Chinese enterprises’ overseas rail transit projects and working direclty with rail operators all over the world.
System Acceptance: Siveco China’s MMS Passes Factory Test
In October 2023, the joint project team celebrated the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for the Maintenance Management System of the 10th of Ramadan Railway Project with end-client Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT), project consortium lead AVIC International and systems contractor Poly Group’s Huaxin. The FAT took place at our Bluebee Lab in Shanghai.
Project Achievements: O&M Improvement and Talent Development
The successful application of Siveco China’s MMS system in the Middle East region has not only improved the O&M efficiency of the project but also cultivated professional O&M management talents locally. Through continuous technological innovation and service optimization, Siveco China will continue to provide more efficient and intelligent solutions to empower the digital O&M management and sustainable development of the rail transit industry.
Siveco China can support local and other Asian construction firms in all aspects of their MMS project on export markets, from the tendering process to final delivery in the target country. Siveco China also works directly with infrastructure owners all over the world.
