Ministry of Transport
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…
Subway kiosks up for tender in February
Business
January 24, 2016
Subway kiosks up for tender in February
Kiosks meant to provide jobs for youth and improve sales at Cairo’s subway stations will be put up for a…
Railways cancel 17 more low-cost wagons citing losses
Egypt
December 20, 2015
Railways cancel 17 more low-cost wagons citing losses
Egyptian National Railways has cancelled 17 more third-class, low-cost trains citing redundancy and unprofitability. This drives the total number of trains…
Transport Ministry to establish ports, logistics centers in 3 cities
Egypt
November 16, 2015
Transport Ministry to establish ports, logistics centers in 3 cities
The Transport Ministry initiated a feasibility study for the establishment of three land ports and logistics areas in the cities…
Alamein-Wadi al-Natroun road to reopen next week
Egypt
September 2, 2015
Alamein-Wadi al-Natroun road to reopen next week
The Wadi al-Natroun-Alamein road will reopen next week in the Cairo direction after construction on the toll gates are completed,…