Egypt turns to Russia to save decaying railway authority
Russia is cooperating with Egypt on developing the Egyptian Railway Authority, which has suffered heavy financial losses.
Egypt has recently signed a series of deals with Russia with the aim to develop its railway network.
On Oct. 11, the Port of Alexandria received 35 Russian train carriages as part of a deal to manufacture and supply 1,300 passenger carriages, signed between the two countries in October 2018. Under the deal, Egypt receives a monthly shipment of Russian train carriages.
On Oct. 8, director of the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) Ashraf Raslan announced the addition of a number of new Russian train carriages supplied to Egypt as well as the start of a study on railway traffic and the provision of services to students.
On Sept. 26, Egyptian Minister of Transport Maj. Gen. Kamel al-Wazir announced the arrival of 22 passenger carriages from Russia, saying, “The total of 103 vehicles that have arrived so far is part of a deal to manufacture and supply 1,300 new passenger carriages.”
