The National Authority for Tunnels is racing against time to complete the first phase of the fourth metro line, which will serves many vital areas with high population density and archaeological sites, such as the Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum.
During a field tour to the tunnels and work sites at the stations of the fourth line, Al-Masry Al-Youm closely monitored the ongoing work and the technologies used in excavation and construction work.
Officials revealed the progress rates, the final opening date, station design details, and the depth of the tunnels, in addition to the measures taken to ensure the safety of surrounding facilities and archaeological buildings.
The project manager for the fourth metro line Ahmed Abdel-Aziz, said that the entire project – which consists of six stations in the first phase of the fourth metro line – is being implemented by wholly Egyptian companies.
The project’s implementation rate has reached 56 percent, with civil work reaching 73 percent and completion rates reaching 85 percent and 90 percent at some stations.
Construction of the platform slab has begun at three stations and is fully completed at Hadayek el-Ashgar Station.
Abdel-Aziz revealed that the stations with the highest completion rates are Hadayek al-Ashgar, Hadayek al-Ahram, al-Nasr, the Grand Egyptian Museum, al-Remaya, and Pyramids, as these were the first stations to be implemented.
Resources have further been intensified at the remaining stations, he added, helping to raise completion rates.
He explained that surface work at the three stations linked to the opening of the museum has reached 100 percent completion at the Museum Station and 98 percent at the Remaya Station.
Abdel-Aziz confirmed that the 12 stations for the first phase will open in January 2028, starting with the Hadayek al-Ashgar Station and ending with the al-Mesaha Station.
The first phase will operate with 23 trains, he said, with the first batch scheduled to arrive in May 2026, with the remaining trains arriving in four subsequent batches.
The number of passengers is expected to reach one million per day by the end of the first phase, and 1.5 million passengers after the line’s completion, Abdel-Aziz noted.
The director of the Grand Egyptian Museum and Remaya stations, Ahmed Khaled Hussein, said that there is close monitoring 24/7 to ensure that excavation and construction work does not impact the surrounding buildings or archaeological sites.
He added that monitoring stations have been established in the surrounding areas to immediately detect any potential impacts.
Hussein said that surface work at the station is 100 percent complete, as part of preparations for the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, noting that the tunneling machine has already arrived at the station site.
