Railways
Update: Protesters block railway at Ramses station sit-in
Egypt
January 15, 2013
Update: Protesters block railway at Ramses station sit-in
Dozens of demonstrators and political activists blocked railway lines at Ramses Train Station on Tuesday evening, after a train derailment in the…
Update: Calm returns after protest clashes in Alexandria
Egypt
January 15, 2013
Update: Calm returns after protest clashes in Alexandria
Calm returned to Alexandria's main train station late Tuesday afternoon after clashes erupted at a protest there earlier in the…
Suez Canal revenues down; railway revenues increase
Business
December 13, 2012
Suez Canal revenues down; railway revenues increase
Suez Canal revenues fell by 1.1 percent during October to reach US$443 million, while railway revenues increased between January and…
Assiut citizens avoid fresh railway catastrophe
Egypt
November 20, 2012
Assiut citizens avoid fresh railway catastrophe
The Mandara railway crossing in Assiut was almost the site of another crash Tuesday when a train passed suddenly without…
Assiut train collision deemed avoidable, if not for neglect and state failure
Egypt
November 20, 2012
Assiut train collision deemed avoidable, if not for neglect and state failure
The remains on the railway tracks at the entrance of Mandara in Assiut Governorate spoke of the unthinkable tragedy that…
CCC to partner with Chinese company in building new trains
Egypt
November 20, 2012
CCC to partner with Chinese company in building new trains
Consolidated Contractors Company head Mostafa al-Hassan has said that the company will begin manufacturing new trains for the Egyptian railway…
Political, civil society groups react to Assiut bus collision
Egypt
November 17, 2012
Political, civil society groups react to Assiut bus collision
As news of the train collision with a school bus and the deaths of at least 50 people spread throughout…
Update: Death toll rises to 51 in Assiut train-bus collision
Egypt
November 17, 2012
Update: Death toll rises to 51 in Assiut train-bus collision
State TV has reported that the number of people killed in a collision between a school bus and a train…
Monday’s papers: All aboard the death train
Egypt
November 12, 2012
Monday’s papers: All aboard the death train
A train crash in Fayoum that left at least three dead and more than 40 injured Saturday continues to stir…
Popular Current accuses president, PM of negligence in train crash
Egypt
November 11, 2012
Popular Current accuses president, PM of negligence in train crash
The Popular Current accused the president and prime minister of negligence after four people were killed and 40 injured when…