Railway
Plans have been set to establish a railway line connecting Abu Simbel high-speed electric train station to Wadi Halfa in Sudan, Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel El-Wazir said Tuesday.
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Engineer Mohamed Amer, head of the Railway Authority, confirmed that the development work witnessed by the railway increased the number of trains entering Ramses station.
President Sisi held another meeting with the prime minister and minister of transport, during which developments of the intensive efforts to localise the transport and railway industry in Egypt were presented, partnership with the private sector.
In comments to the “On My Responsibility” T.V. program on the “Sada Al-Balad” channel, the minister confirmed that the Egyptian railway station was established in 1854, and the population of Egypt at that time was 4 million citizens, and the area of rail lengths was 400 km.
Egypt has embarked on multiple transportation projects, which has expanded its transport networks to serve the public.
The project's 660-km first line includes 22 stations, with a designed speed of 250 km/h, the minister said.
The contract was signed in partnership with the Egyptian company for the renovation and maintenance of railways (ERTRAC) and Gharably Integrated Engineering Company (GIECO).
Egypt is to test its first electric LRT train in a few days for the first time without passengers before the actual operation.
The Egyptian House of Representatives, headed by Counselor Dr. Hanafi Jabali, approved, during its sessions last week, a proposal to establish a tourist train linking both the Red Sea and Luxor governorates.
Scheduled to open to the public soon, each train of the new trains includes 6 vehicles.
Egypt’s Transport Ministry announced on Thursday that it will start of the experimental operation of Spanish air-conditioned trains without passengers on Cairo-Alexandria line.
The Egyptian government has set the improvement of its railway system as one of the national priorities and plans to invest 220 billion USD until 2024.
The Ministry of Transport followed up the implementation of the first high-speed train, Ain Sokhna / El Alamein / Matrouh to Ain Sokhna, passing through the new administrative capital.
The Egyptian Railways Authority is implementing major projects to modernize signaling systems along railway lines from "Alexandria to Luxor", at a cost of L.E. 12 billion.
The National Authority for Tunnels confirmed that it plans to start operating the first phase of the El Salam the administrative capital - the 10th of Ramadan electric train project within days.
The Egyptian Railways Authority has received a batch of new air-conditioned train vehicles as part of the deal of 1,300 cars manufactured by Transmash Holding Company, the representative of the Russian-Hungarian alliance.
The first-of-its-kind service will cover capitals of governorates only, in addition to Edfu and Kom Ombo stations, the authority said in a statement.
The two ministers discussed strengthening cooperation and financing plan for the localization project of metro train for Cairo metro line 2 and 3.
Minister of Transportation Kamel al-Wazir received Tuesday the representatives of nine Austrian locomotive companies.
