Trains
Railway announces discounts, expansion of seat options on online ticket platform
Egypt
January 22, 2021
Railway announces discounts, expansion of seat options on online ticket platform
Chairman of Egypt’s Railways Authority Ashraf Raslan announced on Friday that all air-conditioned train seats are being offered for reservation…
Ticket prices for Russian Cairo-Aswan train set at LE85
Egypt
September 15, 2020
Ticket prices for Russian Cairo-Aswan train set at LE85
Egyptian Railway Authority on Monday set ticket prices for the new Russian Cairo-Aswan train at LE85, compared to LE28 for…
Photos: Egypt receives fifth batch of General Electric locomotives
Egypt
September 5, 2020
Photos: Egypt receives fifth batch of General Electric locomotives
Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir on Saturday witnessed the arrival of 50 new railway locomotives at Alexandria Port, coming from the…
Railway Authority raises TOP VIP ticket prices to LE375
Egypt
August 10, 2020
Railway Authority raises TOP VIP ticket prices to LE375
The Egyptian Railways Authority on Sunday raised ticket prices for TOP VIP vehicles from LE300 to LE375. These air-conditioned wagons…
Egypt’s Transport Ministry announces price increases for air-conditioned train tickets
Egypt
July 29, 2020
Egypt’s Transport Ministry announces price increases for air-conditioned train tickets
Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir announced that prices for new and air-conditioned trains would increase by 25 percent, such as the…
Alexandria port receives 22 train vehicles as part of largest deal in Egypt’s history
Egypt
June 24, 2020
Alexandria port receives 22 train vehicles as part of largest deal in Egypt’s history
The Alexandria port on Wednesday received 22 train vehicles as part of a 1.16 billion euro deal signed between the…
Russian-Hungarian coalition starts shipping passenger coaches to Egypt: ENR
Egypt
June 7, 2020
Russian-Hungarian coalition starts shipping passenger coaches to Egypt: ENR
The Russian-Hungarian coalition on Sunday began shipping the first batch of new coaches manufactured for the Egyptian National Railways (ENR).…
Donkey on train leads Egypt Railway Authority to suspend employees
Egypt
February 10, 2020
Donkey on train leads Egypt Railway Authority to suspend employees
The National Railways Authority of Egypt has suspended officials of train No. 748 coming from Nag Hammadi to Luxor from…
Egypt receives first batch of General Electric locomotives in November
Egypt
October 5, 2019
Egypt receives first batch of General Electric locomotives in November
Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir stated on Friday that the Egyptian Railways Authority will receive 10 new locomotives in early…
At least 50 killed in train derailment in southeast DR Congo
World
September 12, 2019
At least 50 killed in train derailment in southeast DR Congo
At least 50 stowaways were killed when a freight train derailed in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo early Thursday, the…