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The Italian Ambassador to Cairo, Michele Quaroni, was present at the signing ceremony.
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"
