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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.
The Cairo Light Rail Transit (Arabic: القطار الكهربائي الخفيف) or Cairo LRT is an electrified regional rail system linking the city of Cairo to Egypt's New Administrative Capital and the 10th of Ramadan City. An initial 70 km route consisting of 12 stations was inaugurated on 3 July 2022. [1]
The idea of a metro was first proposed in the 1930s by engineer Saiyed Abdel Wahed of the Egyptian Railway Authority, [23]: 15 however, the idea did not progress. Following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, there was renewed interest in the idea. In 1954 French experts made a report about the future of the transportation in Egypt.
Railway stations in Egypt include: Stations served by passenger trains. Station name Route(s) 10 Ramadan Ismailiya – Suez 23 Yuliu Cairo Limun – el-Marg
Cairo's main railway station - Ramses Station (Mahattat Ramses) is located on Midan Ramses. In May 2022, the Egyptian National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) and Siemens Mobility have signed a contract to create the sixth largest high-speed rail system - 2,000 km long - in the world. The Siemens Mobility share of the combined contract is 8.1 ...
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.
The Monorail was also thought of as a rail link between Cairo and Egypt's New Administrative Capital. The Monorail has also been chosen to use renewable resources, to cause less pollution and to be a zero emissions form of transit. The monorail is also automated, meaning it does not require a driver for operations. [7]
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 locomotive: 42 Built by Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik: 1953–1956 4300 C diesel-hydraulic locomotive: 37 60 98 Loosely based on Jung's WR 360 C14 series.