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Table 10:2005 published target goods transport modal shares
Mode Year (%)
2007 2012 2017 2022
Road 93.6% 92.4% 92.1% 93%
Rail 5.2% 5.5% 5.4 % 4.9%
River 1.2% 2.1% 2.5% 2.1%
Source: World Bank 10/11/06 Proposed Urban Transport Strategy
As identified in section 3.4, the IITF March 2015 conference included investment in the following rail
freight measures including Ain Sokhna to Helwan (south of Cairo) Single track freight railway -
Investment in an end-to-end 140km single track rail line connecting Ain Sokhna Port with South Cairo
(Helwan). The line would offer a link with the cement industrial zone in the Suez area to serve the
local market or to export via Red Sea ports. Funding has been secured for Technical studies.
Expected freight demand is 11.7 million tons per annum by 2022. Proposed private sector
participation is a Joint Venture with Egyptian National Railways (ENR). Business development model
is a Build Operate Transfer scheme for a 25-30 year period. The Freight price structure is to be
market-driven and not subject to any government regulation. There is strong government support to
develop the railway network (USD 10 billion investment plan for the next 10 years). Ministry of
Transport guarantees the provision of rights of way to potential investors. Government policy is to
gradually shift the transport of cement and feedstock from roads to cargo rail (freight cargo). It will
be the first cargo dedicated line for this purpose. There is a Government commitment to provide all
land and permits approvals and apply existing regulations (e.g. limits on truck load). Government will
support in the negotiations of off-take agreements with cement manufacturers. Possible
interconnection with existing ENR-owned rail lines. There are also potential off take agreements with
cement manufacturers. The railway is to become a more competitive transportation mode due to
increased local fuel prices and limited driving hours for heavy trucks (ban on daylight transportation
is proposed). A potential upside is the possibility to transport petroleum products from Suez port
using existing Ain Sokhna / Suez line to Greater Cairo via Helwan.
4.2.6. Road Safety
The road transport death rate in Cairo is very high. Over 1,000 people die each year in motor vehicle
accidents in GCR, more than half of them pedestrians, and over 4,000 are injured. Except Teheran,
these rates are by far higher than what has been recorded in other mega cities of the world. (Source
World Bank 2006).In 2010 there were 7,398 fatal accidents in Egypt (where fatal is defined as died at
crash of scene – this definition is different to most developed world countries definition). Of these
74% were male and 26%were female.
More detailed data on accidents specifically for the GCR was not made available and therefore data for
Egypt as a whole is presented below as a guide to the current situation in GCR. The fatal rate (per
100,000) between 2001 and 2010 has increased as shown in the figure below: