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· The Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) indicated that it istaking steps for raising the quantum of cargo transported through the railway network from 3.1 million tons in 2019 to 25 million tons in 2025
· As a part of this, General Electric (GE) will press into service 81 train engines, while Egypt’s SEMAF Factory will supply 140 goods wagons at a cost of LE544 million
· In addition, the factory will supply 125 flatcars to transport containers from seaports to other destinations spread across the country
The Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) indicated that it is taking steps for raising the quantum of cargo transported through the railway network from 3.1 million tons in 2019 to 25 million tons in 2025.
As a part of this, General Electric (GE) will press into service 81 train engines, while Egypt’s SEMAF Factory will supply 140 goods wagons at a cost of LE544 million. In addition, the factory will supply 125 flatcars to transport containers from ports to other destinations spread across the country.
The authority is also moving cargo between Ain Sokhna Port and Robeiky Textile Complex on the line extending between Suez governorate and Ain Shams neighborhood in Cairo. The railways resumed transporting wheat from Port Said to silos after suspension for years. The authority deploys double-stack container trains to transport cargo from the seaports of Alexandria, Damietta, and Dekheila. It is set to develop the 60-kilometer line connecting Suez Port with Ain Sokhna Port passing through Adabeya Port on the Red Sea. ERA has already begun establishing a line to transport cargo from Kafr Daoud to Sadat City, located in Menoufeya. The line extends over 35 kilometers.
