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Egypt's SEMAF, Hyundai Rotem co-manufacture 10 metro trains

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 - 01:06 GMT

The air-conditioned trains consist of a total of 80 railcars.

15 new air-conditioned 3rd class railcars arrive in Alexandria Port from Hungary

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 - 10:14 GMT

So far, Egypt has received 800 carriages (499 third class with dynamic ventilation and 301 third class with air conditioning) out of 1,350 ones as per a deal between the Ministry of Transport represented by the Railways Authority and the Hungarian Jans Mavage company.

Talgo to establish factory in Egypt, plans to manufacture 100 trains

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 - 02:00 GMT

Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir attended Wednesday the signing of a cooperation protocol between the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) and Talgo for the company to build a factory in Egypt for the production of railcars.

Hungary supplies Egypt with dozens of new railcars within €1B deal

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 - 12:18 GMT

The Ministry of Transport announced Wednesday the resumption of the supply of Hungarian railcars after months of suspension because global crises.

Talgo to supply 7 luxurious sleeper trains to Egypt

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 - 08:44 GMT

The Spanish company will also provide maintenance and spare parts for 15 years.

In outstanding revamp, Egypt's 1st metro line trains to be all new, air conditioned

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 - 12:37 GMT

The Egyptian government has taken concrete steps to revamp Greater Cairo's first metro line.

Starting 2022, old railcars in Egypt to be out of service

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 - 11:01 GMT

The value of the budget that has been allocated to the rehabilitation of the railway sector is LE200 billion.

Egypt can cooperate with African Funding Corporation in 3 sectors: PM

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 - 10:30 GMT

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli held Tuesday a meeting in Cairo with CEO of the African Funding Corporation (AFC) Samaila Zubairo and the accompanying delegation.

Hyundai Rotem delivers to Egypt 2 metro trains, parts to assemble another

Wed, 12 May 2021 - 12:51 GMT

The units supplied belong to three different deals.

375 out of 1.3K Transmashholding passenger railcars delivered to Egypt in 11 months

Wed, 12 May 2021 - 10:25 GMT

A contract worth €1 billion was signed with Transmashholding to supply 1,300 railcars.

Egypt's transport minister explains reasons behind train accidents before parliament

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 - 01:46 GMT

The minister noted that Egyptian railways like other facilities affiliated to the ministry have been affected badly by negligence and abandonment for long.

Egypt to receive 1st Talgo train in 2021 in spite of COVID-19 circumstances

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 - 11:36 GMT

The train was supposed to be delivered by the Spanish company in March, but a delay is likely to occur.

Egypt receives 17 3rd-class dynamic-ventilation Transmashholding railcars

Sun, 15 Nov 2020 - 11:02 GMT

The total of units delivered of that category rises to 138

Egypt's Cabinet approves founding National Company for Railway Industries

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 - 11:31 GMT

The company is aimed at renewing locomotives.

Investments in Egyptian railways between 2014, 2024 worth LE142B

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 - 02:10 GMT

Investments in the railway sector are projected to be LE142 billion over one decade between 2014 and 2024.

18 Transmashholding 3rd-class dynamic-ventilation railcars delivered to Egypt

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 - 10:27 GMT

A batch of Transmashholding railcars arrived to the Port of Alexandria on Wednesday.

22 Transmashholding railcars to arrive in Egypt next week

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 - 10:25 GMT

The second batch of the third batch of Transmashholding railcars will arrive at Alexandria Port next week.

Delivery of Egypt's 5th batch of GE train engines postponed to September, more units to arrive

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 - 10:12 GMT

Source at ERA told Egypt Today that the delivery of the fifth batch of the General Electric train engines scheduled for mid-August has been postponed to September.

Official reveals crucial feature in General Electric train engines purchased by Egypt

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 - 11:47 GMT

Sources at ERA told Egypt Today in July that the fifth batch of the train engines supplied by General Electric will arrive in August.

Almost 50% of railroads, stations development in Egypt completed

Sun, 05 Jul 2020 - 01:05 GMT

ERA is also constructing Bashtil Station at LE4.7 billion.

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