Railways
Egypt’s Minister of Transport to open 3 metro stations on third line
Egypt
June 9, 2019
Egypt’s Minister of Transport to open 3 metro stations on third line
Egypt’s Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir announced that the Egyptian Company for Metro Management and Operation would open three stations…
Sisi appoints head of military engineering authority as Transport Minister
Egypt
March 10, 2019
Sisi appoints head of military engineering authority as Transport Minister
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced during the 30th Cultural Symposium of the Armed Forces on Sunday that he has nominated…
Egypt’s railways loses LE10 billion during 2017/2018 fiscal year: Finance Ministry
Economy
January 12, 2019
Egypt’s railways loses LE10 billion during 2017/2018 fiscal year: Finance Ministry
Head of the Final Accounts Department at the Ministry of Finance Abdel-Nabi Mansour said on Saturday that the total…
Egypt to install double-decker trains by end of 2018
Egypt
June 5, 2018
Egypt to install double-decker trains by end of 2018
Egypt’s National Railway Authority is currently planning to install double-decker trains produced locally by the end of 2018, in…
Former workers block railways in Kafr al-Sheikh over measures to evict them
Egypt
January 29, 2017
Former workers block railways in Kafr al-Sheikh over measures to evict them
Hundreds of former workers of the National Railways Authority and their families blocked the railways at Kafr al-Sheikh train station…
Metro tickets will remain ‘economical’ but best train may cost LE3: minister
Egypt
March 7, 2016
Metro tickets will remain ‘economical’ but best train may cost LE3: minister
Transportation Minister Saad al-Gioushy has promised to keep metro ticket prices economical, although he said the ticket price for the…
Railway journeys resume following Beni Suef crash
Egypt
February 11, 2016
Railway journeys resume following Beni Suef crash
Railway movement between Cairo and Upper Egypt resumed on Thursday following a halt caused by a train crash in Beni…
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…
Train crash in Beni Suef injures 70, journeys to Upper Egypt halted
Egypt
February 11, 2016
Train crash in Beni Suef injures 70, journeys to Upper Egypt halted
Seventy people were injured late Wednesday when a Cairo-bound train crashed into a concrete barrier after it derailed in Beni…
Railway conductors end strike after receiving bonus
Egypt
December 28, 2015
Railway conductors end strike after receiving bonus
Conductors at Egyptian National Railways ended their partial strike late Sunday after the Transport Ministry agreed to disburse a LE600…