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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
9/16/2023 3:38:14 PM
Egyptian National Railways (ENR) will resume the Cairo/Qalioub passenger route in mid-October and suspend the Cairo/Marsa Matrouh route later this week
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
9/6/2023 8:46:04 PM
The National Tunnel Authority signed a €1.7 billion deal with the Orascom Construction-French Colas Rail consortium on Wednesday to convert Alexandria’s Abu Qir Metro line into a state-of-the-art rapid transit system.
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Business
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Economy
9/4/2023 12:56:03 PM
Egyptian National Railways (ENR) signed a €340 million ($367.05 million) contract with the Orascom Construction and French electrical systems company Thale to develop the Cairo-Beni Suef railway corridor.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
9/3/2023 6:45:14 PM
Egypt will receive the first regional train for the first line of its high-speed electric railway in the second half of October, with the remaining trains arriving later as per schedule, Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir said on Sunday.
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World
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Region
9/2/2023 5:32:40 PM
Iraq's prime minister on Saturday inaugurated construction work on what is slated to become the first railway line connecting the country to neighbouring Iran, a major political and economic partner.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/26/2023 6:42:38 PM
If you are short on time or not a big fan of queuing for tickets at the railway stations, you can now book all of your train tickets online, including using Fawry e-payment for some trains.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/23/2023 2:04:38 PM
The Bashtil railway station in Giza governorate, which is nearly complete, is set to become a gateway to Upper Egypt, serving up to 250,000 passengers daily.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/22/2023 2:46:47 PM
Egypt experienced an 8.7 percent rise in road accident injuries in 2022 compared to the previous year, while railway-related injuries decreased by 28 percent during the same period, according to a recently published report by the country's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/3/2023 7:21:50 PM
Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir announced on Thursday that 15 air-conditioned passenger locomotives have arrived at Alexandria port from Hungary.
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Business
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Economy
8/2/2023 8:39:47 PM
The Egyptian National Railways (ENR) has announced plans to establish a new join-stock company to produce mechanical spare parts in partnership with Lenza Egypt For Projects Engineering Equipment.
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World
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International
7/29/2023 1:03:40 PM
Rail workers in Britain held their latest strike over pay and conditions on Saturday, as more than a year of walkouts on the country's train network grinds on.
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Egypt
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Politics
7/11/2023 11:59:15 AM
The House of Representatives approved a $400 million loan agreement from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to develop the Alexandria–6th of October railway corridor.
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World
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Africa
7/9/2023 12:28:14 PM
Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo are pinning hopes for economic revival on the revamp of an iconic African railway connecting mineral-rich inland areas to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
6/27/2023 2:51:14 PM
If you are a daily passenger of the Cairo Metro railway system, you will notice no difference in the metro operation hours during Eid Al-Adha this year.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
6/10/2023 3:10:08 PM
Don’t hesitate to take advantage of the upcoming Eid Al-Adha holidays to see the country by rail, as the Egyptian National Railways will be increasing the number of passenger trains running some of the most popular routes.
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World
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International
6/4/2023 9:37:28 AM
The train derailment in eastern India that killed more than 300 people and injured hundreds more was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks, India’s railways minister said Sunday.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
5/22/2023 4:42:35 PM
Four newly-imported Talgo trains will operate daily between Cairo and Alexandria and vice versa, two trips for each direction, starting June, Spokesperson of the Egyptian National Railways (ENR) Ahmed Gad told Ahram Online.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
4/27/2023 10:54:22 PM
During the Egyptian-Austrian Business Forum in Cairo, Egypt’s National Authority for Railways signed a contract with Austrian company Voestalpine on Thursday to manufacture and supply railway switches,
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
3/28/2023 3:17:57 PM
The fourth high-speed Spanish Talgo train in Egyptian service will start making daily runs on Wednesday along the Cairo-Aswan line, according to the Egyptian National Railways Authority (ENRA).
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
3/22/2023 7:03:10 PM
Egypt has signed a cooperation protocol with Spanish high-speed train manufacturer Talgo to manufacture railway passenger carriages domestically.
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