national railway authority
Russia, Egypt sign contract for largest deal of its kind in Egypt’s history
Egypt
January 31, 2023
Russia, Egypt sign contract for largest deal of its kind in Egypt’s history
Russia is preparing to establish a huge factory in Egypt, in the Abu Zaabal workshop area, the largest deal of…
Prosecutors arrest 23 railway workers over Toukh train accident
Egypt
April 21, 2021
Prosecutors arrest 23 railway workers over Toukh train accident
Egypt’s Public Prosecution has remanded 23 suspects involved in Sunday’s train accident in Toukh, which killed 23 people and wounded…
Egypt’s Transport Ministry warns trains not to stop at stations if hit by rocks
Egypt
August 20, 2019
Egypt’s Transport Ministry warns trains not to stop at stations if hit by rocks
The Ministry of Transport warned that trains will be instructed not to stop at any stations if stones are being…
Transport Ministry denies privatization of railway
Egypt
February 8, 2016
Transport Ministry denies privatization of railway
Transport Ministry Spokesperson Ahmed Ibrahim denied news circulated recently in the media about the privatization of the railway through a…
Sources: Train service halted to stop MB protests
Egypt
January 23, 2014
Sources: Train service halted to stop MB protests
Sources in the Railway Authority said that security agencies asked them to stop trains coming from Assiut and Minya to…
Transport officials to face trial, driver acquitted in fatal train crash
Egypt
April 18, 2013
Transport officials to face trial, driver acquitted in fatal train crash
The Qalyub Court of Misdemeanors referred former Transport Minister Mohamed al-Matiny and all National Railway Authority officials to a criminal…
Govt report: Over 1,000 strikes disrupted Egypt’s trains in last two years
Egypt
April 15, 2013
Govt report: Over 1,000 strikes disrupted Egypt’s trains in last two years
The Central Agency for Organization and Administration has issued a report claiming that strikes and sit-ins in Egypt have turned…
Egypt railway strike continues for second day
Egypt
April 8, 2013
Egypt railway strike continues for second day
Train drivers strike continued for the second day, in the state-run Egyptian Railway Authority, in protest to “government neglect of…
Security forces break up Luxor railway sit-in
Egypt
March 3, 2013
Security forces break up Luxor railway sit-in
Security forces broke up a sit-in by temporary railway sanitation workers after their protest blocked tracks since Sunday, arresting eight…
Rights watchdog: government misused money intended for railways
Egypt
January 20, 2013
Rights watchdog: government misused money intended for railways
An Egyptian local rights watchdog has accused current and former government officials of squandering loans intended for the development of…