Alexandria city loops

Trunk plus four short feeders — not a second metro.

Use the Raml tram, the Abu Qir metro and the Mahmoudiya axis as the spine. Attach local loops at interchanges.

Qaitbay citadel on the Alexandria waterfront

Stated loop

84 km

125 min in the workbook

Listed legs sum

94 km

135 min — re-baseline

Four-loop profit

EGP 83.06M

Workbook model — not validated

Existing spine

Raml Tram

13.8 km

Coast / central rehabilitation

Alexandria Metro

21.7 km

Misr Station ↔ Abu Qir, 20 stations

Mahmoudiya Axis

22.1 km

Inland return, four districts

Four micro-loops

Stanley

6.4 km · 14 min

Dining, retail, coastal. Feeds Stanley / Sidi Gaber.

CAPEX
31.7M
Profit / yr
10.92M
ROI
34%
Payback
2.9 yrs

Montaza

7.2 km · 16 min

Park, resort, beach. Feeds Montaza / eastern trunk.

CAPEX
34.4M
Profit / yr
17.45M
ROI
51%
Payback
2 yrs

Bibliotheca

5.8 km · 13 min

Culture, university, rail. Feeds Bibliotheca / Sidi Gaber.

CAPEX
30.35M
Profit / yr
25.17M
ROI
83%
Payback
1.2 yrs

Qaitbay

6.6 km · 15 min

Heritage, Anfoushi, Ras El Tin. Feeds the waterfront.

CAPEX
31.7M
Profit / yr
29.52M
ROI
93%
Payback
1.07 yrs

Workbook check

Stanley 6.4 × 45 × 365 × EGP 3.1 ≈ EGP 0.33M — not the EGP 3.28M the sheet implies. Maintenance equations look ~10× high.

Decision hold