Ministry of Transport
Egypt’s Transport Ministry signs €157 million supply contract for Spanish trains
Business
April 30, 2019
Egypt’s Transport Ministry signs €157 million supply contract for Spanish trains
Egypt’s Ministry of Transport on Monday signed a €157 million purchase and supply contract for six new air-conditioned railway trains…
President Sisi warns against repeats of 2011 rioting, praises developments
Egypt
March 11, 2019
President Sisi warns against repeats of 2011 rioting, praises developments
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stated during the 30th Cultural Symposium of the Armed Forces on Sunday that protests and…
Egypt to inject LE55 bn into railway development
Egypt
April 11, 2018
Egypt to inject LE55 bn into railway development
Egypt’s Transport Minister Hesham Arafat said in a press statement that there is a comprehensive plan to develop the railway…
Govt to raise train fares after end of academic year: Transport Minister
Egypt
March 22, 2018
Govt to raise train fares after end of academic year: Transport Minister
Minister of Transport Hesham Arafat announced on Thursday that train fares will be raised after the end of the current…
Egypt’s railway system has not been developed for 60 years: Transport Minister
Egypt
March 5, 2018
Egypt’s railway system has not been developed for 60 years: Transport Minister
Minister of Transport Hesham Arafat took responsibility for the Beheira train collision which killed 15 people on Wednesday, admitting that…
Update: Beheira train collision leaves 15 dead, 40 injured
Egypt
February 28, 2018
Update: Beheira train collision leaves 15 dead, 40 injured
The Ministry of Transport announced that the death toll in a collision between a cargo and a passenger train in…
300 new trains for Egypt to come at cost of increased ticket prices
Egypt
January 29, 2018
300 new trains for Egypt to come at cost of increased ticket prices
Minister of Transport Hesham Arafat said on Sunday that as part of an agreement with the Arab Organization for Industrialization…
Metro ticket prices to increase following installment of smart gates
Egypt
November 14, 2017
Metro ticket prices to increase following installment of smart gates
The price of Metro tickets will increase once “smart gates” have been installed at Metro entrances and the construction of the third Metro line (Imbaba-Cairo Airport)…
Ministry to use Cairo governorate stops to hasten launch of Nile taxis
Egypt
March 13, 2016
Ministry to use Cairo governorate stops to hasten launch of Nile taxis
The Ministry of Transport agreed late on Saturday that the Cairo Governorate could use its stops to speed up the…
LE100 bn needed for railway overhaul, says minister at train crash site
Egypt
February 11, 2016
LE100 bn needed for railway overhaul, says minister at train crash site
Egyptian railway services are in need of LE100 billion in repairs and uprades to meet global standards, Egypt’s Transport Minister…