Latest in Tag: railway Highlight
Latest in Tag: railway

Transportation Ministry begins two road and railway development projects in July
Negotiations with international financial institutions to raise EGP 5bn to develop 1,200 km of railway

After dismissal of Railway Authority deputy head, train accident kills 4
The train accident left 4 people killed and 2 injured

Railway failures continue to take more lives, authority vows reforms
Train heading to Aswan left 5 dead, 31 injured after diverting from main track

Siemens modernises railway network signalling in Egypt
The routes are expected to be operational by 2020

Explosion in Al-Ayatt railway track in Giza Governorate
Explosive experts defuse two additional bombs in the area

Egypt offers electricity-generating projects, railway to China next month
Cabinet investigates Beijing’s potential contribution to New Administration Capital, Suez Canal, according to cabinet spokesperson

Egypt to add 4,000 km to roads network in 2016
Minister of Transport will announce new investment projects this week

Deutsche Bahn earnings slump on strikes
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn has reported a steep drop in its half-year earnings. The company said the poor result was attributable to protracted strike action and spells of stormy weather across the country. Deutsche Bahn on Tuesday reported a 39-percent fall in its earnings for the first half of the year. After-tax profits dipped to 391 million euros ($431…

Al-Ahwani negotiates $ 115m loan with South Korean government
KOICA provided Egypt with a grant worth $ 1m to prepare feasibility studies needed to operate an integrated technological educational complex

Egypt’s Railway Authority’s 2015/2016 budget may reach EGP 12.8bn
The investment plan will be the authority’s largest and would focus on the much-needed revamping of run down facilities

Explosion halts Cairo-Alexandria railway
Incident is the 11th of its kind in February

Man killed while planting bomb on railway tracks: Interior ministry
Security forces allegedly found three more bombs on the Cairo-Aswan line

52.5% growth in railway passengers in August: IDSC
Number of railway passengers reached 15.4 million

Government yet to respond to Aramex proposal to set up railway line for shipment transport
Company expects to create jobs by increasing storage space by 10,000m2

Railway sector needs EGP 60bn for development: Transportation minister
Egypt recently agreed with several European countries to import 25 new trains

Transportation ministry announces 28 new investment opportunities
Ministry of transportation reveals investment opportunities involve 3 railway projects, 3 road projects, logistics centre project, 2 new metro lines, tram line, tunnel and 17 maritime transport projects

Two new public companies to be listed in EGX by August: Transportation minister
The ministry aims to increase the capital of the newly-established Railway Development Company to $10bn, Ibrahim El-Demeiry says.
Ministry of Transportation signs $800m MOU with China for railway project
Project will construct first electric traction railway system in Egypt

Railways partially resume operations
The Railway Authority and the Ministry of Transportation announced the resumption of two railway lines after more than 45 days of suspension and over EGP 100m in losses
Egypt railway suffers EGP 30m loss
Recent unrest resulted in a halt in railway traffic causing losses

Egypt railway suffers EGP 30m loss
Egypt’s train movements completely halted between Cairo, Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt

Railway drivers’ strike ‘aborted’
Call up letters from the military threaten prison for strikers

Railway drivers’ strike continues for a second day
Strike paralyses railway traffic nationwide

Railway drivers on strike
Strike angers passengers, increases other transportation fares

Railway workers threaten full strike
Workers suspend their strike until Saturday after negotiations with the Cabinet and Ministry of Manpower

Mahalla microbus strike continues
Microbus drivers still striking, taxis return to work

Mahalla drivers shut down city roads
As the diesel crisis worsens, Mahalla drivers respond by blocking the city’s main roads

Civil disobedience stumbling in Mahalla
Mahalla workers reject calls for civil disobedience, police officers end their strike
Mahalla police officers on strike
Police officers strike in solidarity with injured colleagues
Egypt Railways seeks EGP 320 million to fund new development project
Three new companies have been created for the purpose of improving service for long/short term travel and freight trains