Egyptian National Railway Authority
Egypt’s railways see biggest strike in almost 30 years
Egypt
April 8, 2013
Egypt’s railways see biggest strike in almost 30 years
A nationwide train drivers strike continued into its second day on Monday, in protest against the “government neglect of their…
Protesters block Cairo-High Dam railway line
Egypt
March 22, 2013
Protesters block Cairo-High Dam railway line
Train traffic was halted in Upper Egypt on Friday afternoon as residents protested on the railway lines in Ayyat, an…
Cairo-Aswan train line closed briefly over fuel hike protest
Egypt
February 24, 2013
Cairo-Aswan train line closed briefly over fuel hike protest
Railway traffic between Cairo and Aswan was briefly stopped after stone factory owners blocked railways for 15 hours overnight between…
Official: Renovating railway crossings would cost LE1.5 billion
Egypt
November 19, 2012
Official: Renovating railway crossings would cost LE1.5 billion
Switching out manual railway crossings for new automated ones would cost the nation LE1.5 billion, Eid Hamed, the deputy director…
Sunday’s papers: Conflicting reports over deadly train-bus collision
Egypt
November 18, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Conflicting reports over deadly train-bus collision
The main news item in all daily papers Sunday is the deadly bus-train collision which left at least 50 school…