Trains
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…
Car accidents decline by 24.6% in 2017: CAPMAS
Egypt
May 10, 2018
Car accidents decline by 24.6% in 2017: CAPMAS
The number of car accidents which occurred in 2017 recorded 11,098 incidents, declining by 24.6 percent, compared to 14,710 incidents…
Govt to raise train fares after end of academic year: Transport Minister
Egypt
March 22, 2018
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…
Passenger dies after falling under train
Egypt
February 22, 2018
Passenger dies after falling under train
Sharqia Security Directorate said that a 29-year-old train passenger died on Thursday after he fell under a train travelling from…
300 new trains for Egypt to come at cost of increased ticket prices
Egypt
January 29, 2018
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…
Egypt to purchase trains for EGP 16 bln, but railway revamp costs EGP 70 bln: minister
Egypt
October 29, 2017
Egypt to purchase trains for EGP 16 bln, but railway revamp costs EGP 70 bln: minister
Egypt’s Transportation minister, Hesham Arafat, said during a press conference on Saturday. that the ministry is planning to purchase 1,000 new trains…
Cabinet unanimously approves amendments to National Railway Authority Law
Egypt
September 21, 2017
Cabinet unanimously approves amendments to National Railway Authority Law
Egypt’s Cabinet unanimously approved on Wednesday a bill amending certain provisions of Law No. 152 of 1980 establishing the National…
Complete upgrade to Egypt’s railways systems to end in 2022: Transportation Minister
Egypt
August 15, 2017
Complete upgrade to Egypt’s railways systems to end in 2022: Transportation Minister
Egyptian Transportation, Minister Hesham Arafat, stated on Monday that the development operations on Egypt’s railway systems will take four years…
12,236 railway accidents occurred between 2006, 2016
Egypt
August 12, 2017
12,236 railway accidents occurred between 2006, 2016
According to official statistics, the total number of railway accidents from 2006 until 2016 was 12,236. The highest accident rates…
Air-conditioned train tickets available online: NRA head
Egypt
June 4, 2017
Air-conditioned train tickets available online: NRA head
The National Railways Authority has applied a new online booking system for customers to book first- and second-class tickets…