Egyptian Railways Authority
Two railway workers referred to criminal court in Assiut train disaster case
Egypt
January 14, 2013
Two railway workers referred to criminal court in Assiut train disaster case
Two suspects implicated in November's Assiut bus-train collision have been referred to the Criminal Court by Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah.…
CCC to partner with Chinese company in building new trains
Egypt
November 20, 2012
CCC to partner with Chinese company in building new trains
Consolidated Contractors Company head Mostafa al-Hassan has said that the company will begin manufacturing new trains for the Egyptian railway…
Nine people sentenced to prison in Assiut for blocking railways
Egypt
August 16, 2012
Nine people sentenced to prison in Assiut for blocking railways
Nine people were sentenced to three years in prison today by the Assiut Criminal Court for blocking and burning…
Cairo-Alexandria routes reopened after morning protest blockages
Egypt
August 16, 2012
Cairo-Alexandria routes reopened after morning protest blockages
The railway and agricultural road routes between Cairo and Alexandria were reopened Thursday afternoon, after being completely blocked earlier in…
Upper Egypt train traffic returns to normal after 5-hour delay
Egypt
January 31, 2012
Upper Egypt train traffic returns to normal after 5-hour delay
Train traffic returned to normal Monday after Minya residents ended a sit-in they had been holding on the tracks. The…
Upper Egypt train traffic returns to normal
Egypt
January 17, 2012
Upper Egypt train traffic returns to normal
Train traffic in Upper Egypt returned to normal Monday after 71 train routes were delayed or canceled over the past…
Upper Egypt train movement remains stalled due to protests
Egypt
January 16, 2012
Upper Egypt train movement remains stalled due to protests
Upper Egypt-bound trains are stalled for a second day due to protests blocking railroads in Qena and Sohag governorates, Egyptian…
Railways authority estimates 2011 losses at LE70 million
Business
January 13, 2012
Railways authority estimates 2011 losses at LE70 million
The Egyptian Railways Authority has lost about LE70 million from 28 January 2011 to 10 January 2012, according to an…
Police, army disperse railway worker protest in Sharqiya
Egypt
June 15, 2011
Police, army disperse railway worker protest in Sharqiya
Police and army forces on Wednesday dispersed railway workers protesting in Sharqiya Governorate, northeast of Cairo. More than 2000 railway…
Railway workers donate day’s pay for national economy
Egypt
March 16, 2011
Railway workers donate day’s pay for national economy
Railway workers launched an initiative on Wednesday to donate one day’s pay to support the national economy.