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This ambitious plan involves expanding the train fleet and extending railway lines.
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi arrived Saturday at the opening of the Upper Egypt train station in Bashtil, Giza.
The latest prices come soon after a 10-15 percent increase in ticket prices for buses, microbuses, and taxis announced earlier on Thursday.
The total received is 962.
The air-conditioned trains consist of a total of 80 railcars.
Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir held Monday talks with the delegations of nine Austrian firms.
Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir and French Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire signed Wednesday the MoU.
The deal - signed in 2021 - included the purchase of ES30ACi Evolution Series Locomotives.
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A report by the Ministry of Transport released in July highlighted that Bashtil Train Station had a daily capacity of 250,000 passengers.
The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) issued Sunday a report on what has been accomplished of the plan set to develop railways in Egypt.
The directives took place Thursday in a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir.
A report by the Ministry of Transport released Sunday highlighted that Bashtil Train Station to be inaugurated in a few weeks had a daily capacity of 250,000 passengers.
The Egyptian Company for Self-Maintenance for Roads and Airports made the announcement Wednesday in a meeting with Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir.
To stop import in the future, Egypt is currently establishing seven factories operating in the locomotive industry in partnership with the private sector.
Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir stated in a phone-in Sunday that the "Egyptian Railway Station" located in Giza's Bashtil will be inaugurated in a month and a half.
The Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) announced that the fifth Talgo train no. 2027 had entered service Thursday, starting its first trip at 19:00 from Cairo to Alexandria and arriving at 21:30.
That is in addition to carrying out maintenance and supplying parts for 15 years.
It has two trains, "express train - regional train"
The Egyptian Ministry of Transport is currently implementing the New Administrative station within the stations of the first line of the express electric train, and it is one of the important stations that serve large sectors of cities.
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