CAIRO – 8 February 2022: The Egyptian Railways Authority (ERA) announced Monday that the third-class air-conditioned trains will officially enter service by the end of February. The first-of-its-kind service has begun pilot operation in January on the...اقرأ المزيد
The National Authority for Tunnels announced Thursday that works to turn Alexandria’s Abou Qir rail line into an underground metro line extending over 21 kilometers will begin early in 2022. The project also consists of rehabilitating the railroads,...اقرأ المزيد
The Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) plans to purchase the largest number of goods wagons in its history, besides purchasing 100 tractors to strengthen t the authority’s freight trains, according to a report issue by the Ministry of Transport on...اقرأ المزيد
Chairman of the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) told press Saturday that Bashtil Train Station planned to serve citizens moving to and from Upper Egyptian governorates will be inaugurated by 2025. A few months ago ERA began the construction works...اقرأ المزيد
Chairman of the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) Ashraf Raslan affirmed the receipt of 10 Transmashholding railcars as they arrived in Alexandria Port Friday. The third-class vehicles – having dynamic ventilation – are manufactured in Russia,...اقرأ المزيد
Sources at the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) told Egypt Today that the fifth batch of the train engines supplied by General Electric will arrive in August. The batch will consist of 20 units bringing up the total supplied units to 90. Until present,...اقرأ المزيد
Minister of Transportation Kamel al-Wazir held a meeting Sunday with the chairperson and board members of the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) to follow up on the accomplishment rate of the development of stations and railways. The set plan provides the...اقرأ المزيد
Minister of Transportation Kamel al-Wazir revealed on Tuesday that the ministry plans to establish a company that manages rail freight transport. The company will be independent administratively and financially from the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA)...اقرأ المزيد
Sources in the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) told Egypt Today that LE55 billion have been allocated to development works that will take place between July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2022. The total number of railroads being constructed and renovated is 1,120....اقرأ المزيد
The Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) signed with PRL (Progress Rail Automotives) a number of contracts worth $466.3 million after a meeting with President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi that took place last week. The American company will supply 50 train engines...اقرأ المزيد