Alexandria Metro
{{Short description|Proposed rapid transit in Egypt}}
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| locale = Alexandria, Egypt
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| lines = 1 (planned)
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| system_length = 21.7 km (13.4 mi) {13.2 km (8.2 mi) planned}
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The Alexandria Metro is an under construction rapid transit system for Egypt's second largest city, Alexandria.{{cite web |url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/138743/Phase-1-of-Alexandria-Metro-Construction-Ongoing-Says-Ministry-of |title=Phase 1 of Alexandria Metro Construction Ongoing, Says Ministry of Transport |publisher=Egypt Today |access-date=3 March 2025}}
It will consist of a 21.7 km transit system designed to connect central Alexandria to Abu Qir in the northeast. Supported by international financiers, including the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), the project aims to provide efficient, high-capacity urban transport to ease congestion in the city. The metro will feature 20 stations, comprising elevated, on-ground, and in the future, underground sections{{cite web |url=https://tunnels-infrastructures.com/moldtech-alexandria-metro-modern-sustainable-transport/ |title=Moldtech contributes to Alexandria Metro: A modern and sustainable transport solution |publisher=Tunnels & Infrastructures |access-date=3 March 2025}}
Future expansion plans include a 13.2 km underground tunnel, intended to reduce travel times and ease traffic congestion, reinforcing the metro's role as a sustainable alternative to traditional transport methods.
It will be Egypt's second metro system after the Cairo Metro.
Background
In March 2017, The National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) was reported to have received a Japanese offer to implement a new metro line in Egypt's Mediterranean city of Alexandria from Masr station to New Borg El Arab.{{cite web|url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/3556/Japanese-offer-to-establish-new-metro-line-in-Alexandria|title=Japanese offer to establish new metro line in Alexandria|website=Egypt Today|date=20 March 2017|accessdate=12 November 2019}}
In 2019, the Governor of Alexandria, Abdul Aziz Qansua, announced that the construction of the Alexandria Metro will begin in either late 2019 or first quarter of 2020, at a cost of $1.05–1.5 billion. It will be implemented over two years in three phases.{{cite web|url=https://meconstructionnews.com/37864/egypts-1bn-alexandria-metro-to-start-construction-in-q1-2020|title=Egypt's $1bn Alexandria Metro to start construction in Q1 2020|website=Middle East Construction News|date=10 November 2019|accessdate=12 November 2019}}{{cite web|url= https://constructionreviewonline.com/2019/09/construction-of-alexandria-metro-in-egypt-to-begin-next-month/|title=Construction of US $1.5bn Alexandria Metro in Egypt to begin next month|website=Construction Review Online|date=4 September 2019|accessdate=12 November 2019}}
Network
The first phase will upgrade the existing railway line from Abu Qir in the northeastern part of the city to Misr Station in the historic center of Alexandria, 21.7 km in length with 20 stations, including 5 new stations,{{Cite web|url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/3/99983/Egypt-to-launch-global-tender-to-implement-1st-metro-project|title = Egypt to launch global tender to implement 1st metro project in Alexandria|date = 22 March 2021}} paralleling the Mediterranean coast, the Corniche and the preexisting Raml lines of the Alexandria Tram. The second phase will start from Misr station to El Max in the southwestern part of the city, again paralleling the coastline. Finally the third stage will extend inland from the Max station to Alkyl and then {{convert|21|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} to the Cairo–Alexandria desert road. The network is expected to serve 10,000 to 15,000 commuters an hour.{{cite news |title=Alexandria to launch its first surface metro project at $2.5 billion |url=https://egyptindependent.com/alexandria-to-launch-its-first-surface-metro-project-at-2-5-billion/ |accessdate=25 September 2020 |work=Egypt Independent |date=21 August 2020}}