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Egyptian National Railways (ENR; Arabic: السكك الحديدية المصرية, romanized: Al-Sikak al-Ḥadīdiyyah al-Miṣriyyah) is the national railway of Egypt and managed by the parastatal Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA; Arabic: الهيئة القومية لسكك حديد مصر, romanized: Al-Haī'ah al-Qawmiyya li-Sikak Ḥadīd Miṣr, lit.
Number Remarks Built mph km/h 545: 2-6-0 Steam locomotive: 80 Built by several companies 1928–1931 8F: 2-8-0 Steam locomotive: 40 Former War Department locomotives. Sold to Railways. Series 9301–915, 9317–9320, 9322–9342. 1935-1946 1A-Do-A1 Diesel locomotive: 75 121 6 Built by English Electric. UK. 1945-1947 4211: 0-6-0 Diesel ...
The Egyptian railway system is the oldest railway network in Africa and the Middle East and the second oldest in the world [citation needed]. The first line between Alexandria and Kafer Eassa was opened in 1854. In 2018, the system is about 5,085 km (3,160 mi) long [3] and is operated by the Egyptian National Railways. ENR carries about 800 ...
On 12 March 2018, Egypt's Transport Minister Hisham Arafat said that Egypt is in the process of launching a new high-speed railway linking the Mediterranean (Most likely referring to the northern coastal governorates like Alexandria, Beheira) and the Red Sea with the participation of more than 10 international companies. [2] [3]
The Cairo Electric Railways and Heliopolis Oases Company itself was established by the two entrepreneurs and 22 other investors and companies on February 14, 1906 [5] as a property development company to build the Heliopolis Oasis near where the ancient city of Heliopolis once stood.
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Ramses Railway Station (Arabic: محطة رمسيس, romanized: Maḥaṭṭat Ramsīs), also called Misr Station (Arabic: محطة مصر, romanized: Maḥaṭṭat Miṣr), is the main railway station of Cairo, Egypt. The name is derived from the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II, whose statue was erected by Nasser on the square there in 1955.