Egypt’s National Railways has announced a plan to modernise the 125km rail corridor that runs along the east bank of the Nile between Cairo, Giza and the city of Beni Suef.
Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir announced that Alexandria Port has received the first batch of 19 new American locomotives, coming as of a deal to manufacture and supply 100 new engines for the Egypt National Railways (ENR) Authority.
Train Accidents Unstoppable in Egypt albawaba.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from albawaba.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Dozens of Casualties in Yet Another Egyptian Train Accident Uri Cohen 04/19/2021
At least 11 people died and nearly 100 were wounded on Sunday after four carriages in a train traveling in Egypt’s Qalyubia province north of Cairo derailed and slid off the tracks. The cause of the accident is still under investigation, Egypt’s National Railways said. It was the latest in a series of train accidents to hit the country in recent weeks. Earlier this week, 15 people were injured after a train derailed in the northern province of Minya al-Qamh. Just last month, at least 20 people were killed and nearly 200 were injured when two trains collided with one another 300 miles south of Cairo. In light of the rash of mishaps, Egypt’s transportation minister, Kamel al-Wazir, has faced calls to resign from many writing on social media. Al-Wazir has so far refused to step down, insisting there is still much work to be done to repair the nation’s crumbling rail infrastructure.
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