Trains
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…
32 air-conditioned trains to be purchased for Metro first line, 6 others for second line at LE15.5 billion: minister
Business
April 19, 2017
32 air-conditioned trains to be purchased for Metro first line, 6 others for second line at LE15.5 billion: minister
Transportation Ministry will purchase 32 new air-conditioned trains for the Cairo Metro's first line (Marg-Helwan) at a cost of LE12.5…
Security measures tightened at metro, railroad ahead of new year, mid-year exams
Egypt
December 26, 2016
Security measures tightened at metro, railroad ahead of new year, mid-year exams
Transportation Minister Galal Saeed has instructed leaders of the National Railways Authority and the Egyptian Company for Metro Management and…
44 killed in train collision in Iran
World
November 26, 2016
44 killed in train collision in Iran
Two trains collided in northern Iran on Friday morning, killing 44 people and injuring dozens of others, Iran's semi-official Tasnim…