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Egypt’s Transport Ministry signs €157 million supply contract for Spanish trains
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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