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Transport Ministry to launch mobile app for ticketing service and smart cards
Egypt
June 17, 2018
Transport Ministry to launch mobile app for ticketing service and smart cards
The Transportation Ministry on Sunday announced that it is preparing to launch a new railway booking service, via electronic…
Egypt reopens Tahrir Square metro station after two-year closure
Egypt
June 17, 2015
Egypt reopens Tahrir Square metro station after two-year closure
Egypt reopened a major downtown Cairo metro station on Wednesday after a two-year closure, signalling government confidence in the security…
Ownership banned in Suez Canal region project
Egypt
February 9, 2013
Ownership banned in Suez Canal region project
A senior Egyptian official has said that a legal framework banning all property ownership in the Suez Canal region would…
Egypt to upgrade railway crossings, centralize maintenance
Egypt
February 4, 2013
Egypt to upgrade railway crossings, centralize maintenance
Transportation Minister Hatem Abdel Latif said Monday said that the government has prepared a plan to modernize Egypt’s railways, which…
Transport minister takes responsibility for train wreck, won’t resign
Egypt
January 15, 2013
Transport minister takes responsibility for train wreck, won’t resign
Transportation Minister Hatem Abdel Latif on Tuesday said he is “politically responsible” for the train wreck in the Badrashin district…
Update: Train driver detained after fatal derailment
Egypt
January 15, 2013
Update: Train driver detained after fatal derailment
The driver of a train that derailed at the Badrashin train station in Giza on its way to Cairo from…
Free, reduced transportation for referendum day
Egypt
December 11, 2012
Free, reduced transportation for referendum day
The Transportation Ministry is reducing the price of air-conditioned train tickets by 50 percent for 15 December to encourage…
Protesters attempt to shut down Tahrir metro station
Egypt
December 9, 2012
Protesters attempt to shut down Tahrir metro station
Fifteen masked protesters stormed the Sadat Metro Station in Tahrir Square at 6 am Sunday morning in an attempt to…
Initial losses from Fayoum train accident LE9 million
Egypt
November 12, 2012
Initial losses from Fayoum train accident LE9 million
Mostafa Qinawy, president of the Egyptian National Railways Authority, has said the initial losses from the Fayoum train accident were…
Public transport drivers threaten general strike
Egypt
September 11, 2012
Public transport drivers threaten general strike
The Public Transport Authority threatened Tuesday to stage an all-out strike coinciding with the start of the school year. They…