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Transport ministry eyes high-speed train in October city
Egypt
December 29, 2014
Transport ministry eyes high-speed train in October city
The Ministry of Transport is considering the installation of a high-speed railway in the city of 6th of October, west…
3 wounded in IED blast at Cairo’s major railway station
Egypt
November 20, 2014
3 wounded in IED blast at Cairo’s major railway station
An IED exploded on a platform at Cairo’s Ramses Railway Station, according to Gamal Halawa, chief of the Civil Defense…
Four dead, 12 injured in Egypt train blast including police officers
Egypt
November 5, 2014
Four dead, 12 injured in Egypt train blast including police officers
Egypt's state television announced on Wednesday night that two police officers and two civilians were killed and 12 people were…
Armed forces instructed to transfer lost train in new Valley
Egypt
November 3, 2014
Armed forces instructed to transfer lost train in new Valley
Informed sources from Transportation Ministry gave instructions to the armed forces over transferring New Valley train, which has been lost…
Egypt railway losses LE20 million in 4 days
Business
August 18, 2014
Egypt railway losses LE20 million in 4 days
Egypt's railway authority sustained losses of LE20 million from Thursday to Sunday, prompted by cancelled reservations and operation hiccups, a…
International bidders compete for manufacture of 700 train cars
Business
July 25, 2014
International bidders compete for manufacture of 700 train cars
Transport Minister Hany Dahy said Friday that international companies are vying to win a deal with the Egyptian side for…
18 injured as fire broke out in Sharqia train
Egypt
April 24, 2014
18 injured as fire broke out in Sharqia train
Eighteen passangers were injured, suffering from asphyxia, after a fire broke out in a Sharqiya train on Wednesday evening. Emergency respondents in…
Upper Egypt train traffic halted as rail car derailed
Egypt
March 3, 2014
Upper Egypt train traffic halted as rail car derailed
A rail car on the Cairo-Aswan line derailed near Sohag. Rashad Abdel Aaty, vice-chief of the authority, attributed the rail car…
Cairo-Upper Egypt train traffic resumes following one-week halt
Egypt
January 29, 2014
Cairo-Upper Egypt train traffic resumes following one-week halt
Train traffic between Cairo and Upper Egypt has resumed after being suspended for one week, Railways Authority chief Samir Nawwar…
Nine killed in India as passengers trapped in burning train
World
January 8, 2014
Nine killed in India as passengers trapped in burning train
A fire on a train heading out of the Indian city of Mumbai killed nine people on Wednesday, officials said,…