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Latest in Tag: train

Train-microbus collision injures 27 in Egypt’s Sharqeya
Health Ministry dispatches 25 ambulances to transfer injured to hospital

Train crashes in Aswan injuring 5
Rail tractor crashes into passenger train which had been travelling to Aswan High Dam

Egypt, South Korea sign MoU to localise train industry
The signing ceremony was attended by: Minister of Transportation Kamel El-Wazir; Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Said; South Korean Ambassador to Egypt Hong Jin-Wook; and Essam Wali, Chairperson of the National Authority for Tunnels (NAT).

Egypt’s Transport Minister blames ‘extremist elements’ for some train accidents
There is plan to develop fleet of mobile railway units at cost of EGP 53bn, said Kamel El-Wazir

11 dead, 98 injured as train derails in Banha en route to Mansoura: Health Ministry
Egypt’s President Al-Sisi directs for formation of committee to find out causes of accident

97 injured as train derails in Banha en route to Mansoura: Health Ministry
Egyptian Public Prosecution opens investigation into accident

15 injured as Minya Al-Qamh train derails
Egypt’s Health Ministry confirms six people injured in accident discharged from hospital after receiving medical care

Egypt Insurance Federation forms work team to compensate Sohag train victims
Compensation is paid directly to affected people without intermediary

Al-Sisi orders rapid upgrade to Egypt’s railway
“The meeting dealt with the follow-up agreement between the Ministry of Transportation and PRL for the supply of new railway tractors as well as modernising and upgrading the efficiency of the current available tractors at the ministry,” Egypt’s presidency statement read.

Conductor refereed to urgent criminal trial over forcing two men to jump off moving train
Prosecution charged the conductor with terrorising the two passengers leading to the death of one of them

Prosecution detains train conductor for forcing two men two to jump off a moving train
One was decapitated and the other suffered severe leg injuries

Hyundai Rotem to deliver train sets for Cairo Metro in June 2021
“We’re always open to future investment in Egypt,” says Ham

Trial of Ramses train crash postponed to September 1
Fourteen defendants accused of negligence which resulted in death of 31 people

12 people injured in train derailment
Ministry of Transportation will send technical committee to disclose reasons of incident

Railway Authority refers those responsible for 20 minutes train delay to investigation
Authority to import 500 air-conditioned railcars to serve Upper Egypt line, says Raslan

Prices of train tickets to increase after advancement: transportation minister
Based on directives of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, says Arafat

At least 15 dead, 40 injured in train accident near Beheira
Passenger train derailed, collided with another train

Driver detained pending investigations into disastrous Alexandria collision
Transportation Minister tells Al-Sisi that lack of railway system development is main reason behind such accidents

The deadliest 10 train incidents in Egypt in the last 2 decades
Al-Ayyat’s 2002 incident is considered the worst incident in Egyptian railway history

Parliament to hold urgent session on Sunday to discuss Alexandria train accident: Teaima
Al-Kourani demands dismissing the head of the Egyptian National Railways

Investigations opened into railroad disaster as death toll exceeds 40
Train collision near Alexandria revives railway underdevelopment issues

At least 25 killed in Alexandria train crash
Around 80 people were injured

3 people killed in Al-Ayyat train accident
The train was heading from Cairo to Al-Fayoum governorate when a car unexpectedly crossed its path

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

Transportation Minister orders dismissal of Railways Authority deputy head
The decision came following a train accident in Qena governorate

Train journeys resume between Cairo and Aswan after accident
The prime minister ordered that a technical investigative committee be formed to examine the circumstances surrounding the accident

In Video: Al-Ayyat train: Same spot, same accident, same timing

Railway failures continue to take more lives, authority vows reforms
Train heading to Aswan left 5 dead, 31 injured after diverting from main track
In Pictures: Train accident kills 5 near Al-Ayyat
Twenty-eight were injured when three of the train’s cars derailed off the track Photos by Ahmed Al-Malky

5 dead, 27 injured in train accident near Al-Ayyat
Train was heading to Aswan before it diverted from main railway track