Delta trains have been operated for the first time after a 68-day stoppage caused by security concerns in the wake of violent dispersals of pro-Morsy sit-ins in the Egyptian capital.
Trains across Egypt have suffered delays, cancellations and stoppages since sit-ins led by supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsy in Rabaa al-Adaweya and al-Nahda Square were broken up by security forces on 14 August.
A train set out from Benha for Cairo at 7 am on Tuesday morning, following a change of platform at the last minute.
Employees and passengers were likewise confused due to the re-scheduling, with some commuters missing the train and being forced to take the next train, at 9 am.
Sources from the railway authority said on Monday that the operations department is working on a new schedule for trains taking into account curfew hours, which would reduce the number of trains by 30 percent if approved.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
