train traffic
Billboard brought down on Qalyubia train track, gas cylinder explodes
Egypt
June 11, 2016
Billboard brought down on Qalyubia train track, gas cylinder explodes
Seven suspects have been arrested after a billboard was made to fall onto the railway track at Kafr al-Hessa village,…
Vice-chief: Railways authority losses exceed US$140 million since January revolution
Egypt
September 27, 2014
Vice-chief: Railways authority losses exceed US$140 million since January revolution
Total losses of the Egyptian National Railways exceeded US$140 million due to political situations that have been ongoing since 25…
Train conductor decides shift is over, stops train mid-route
Egypt
January 18, 2013
Train conductor decides shift is over, stops train mid-route
Train traffic in Upper Egypt screeched to a halt for over an hour on Friday when a train conductor stopped…
17 sit-ins, strikes block railways over past 24 hours
Egypt
August 2, 2012
17 sit-ins, strikes block railways over past 24 hours
Seventeen strikes and sit-ins protesting water and power cuts have disrupted the railways in Upper and Lower Egypt over…
Dozens protest train delay by demonstrating on tracks
Egypt
July 30, 2012
Dozens protest train delay by demonstrating on tracks
Passengers blocked the railway tracks in Qalyub on Monday in protest against a delay in their journey when their train,…
Butane shortage protest halts Upper Egypt rails
Egypt
February 2, 2012
Butane shortage protest halts Upper Egypt rails
Minya residents protesting the shortage of butane gas cylinders blocked train traffic in Upper Egypt Thursday. “Resident gathered at 9:50…
Upper Egypt train traffic returns to normal after 5-hour delay
Egypt
January 31, 2012
Upper Egypt train traffic returns to normal after 5-hour delay
Train traffic returned to normal Monday after Minya residents ended a sit-in they had been holding on the tracks. The…
Upper Egypt train traffic returns to normal
Egypt
January 17, 2012
Upper Egypt train traffic returns to normal
Train traffic in Upper Egypt returned to normal Monday after 71 train routes were delayed or canceled over the past…
Minya protesters block rails over gas shortage
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Minya protesters block rails over gas shortage
Hundreds of residents of Bergaya village blocked train traffic for two hours in Minya as they lay down on the…