Hassan Allam Holding Company received the tunnel boring machine Mixshield new (TBM) with a diameter of 6.7 meters and manufactured by the company Herrenknecht Deutschland AG German, which will be used to dig tunnels for the fourth line of the subway.
For his part, Minister of Transport, Eng. Kamel Al-Wazir, confirmed that the four machines that were contracted with the German company Herneknecht to dig the fourth metro line will arrive at the end of this month.
The fourth line (the pyramid line) is being implemented with a length of 42 km and a number of 38 stations, and it achieves the connection between Cairo, Giza and the 6th of October city, as it extends from the borders of the 6th of October city, passing through the Grand Egyptian Museum, then the shooting range, then the Haram Street until the Giza station to intersect with the second metro line, then It extends to intersect with the first metro line at Al-Malik Al-Saleh station, then extends to Al-Fustat station to intersect with the sixth line, then to Salah Salem Street, then Al-Nasr Road repeatedly in Nasr City, ending at the central station for mass transportation.
Subway Fourth Line Drilling Machine
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Subway Fourth Line Drilling Machine
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Subway Fourth Line Drilling Machine