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Can privatization save Egypt’s railways? The Egyptian government is seeking partnerships with private and international companies to improve and manage the country’s dilapidated railway network. A paramedic speaks with a man next to an overturned passenger carriage at the scene of a railway accident in the city of Toukh in Egypt s central Nile Delta province of Qalyubiya on April 18, 2021. - AYMAN AREF/AFP via Getty Images
May 8, 2021
CAIRO After three train accidents in Egypt within one month left dozens of people wounded or dead, Egyptian Transportation Minister Kamel al-Wazir said in a press release April 21 that there are plans for a number of new trains on Egypt’s railways to be managed by international companies. The plan, he added, aims to provide better services and bring modern expertise to Egypt.
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Egypt s Rail Network is Accident-Prone Published April 22nd, 2021 - 07:52 GMT
Qalyubia rail accident in Cairo (AFP)
Egypt has witnessed many train accidents in recent weeks, with dozens of people being killed. The first accident was in late March and was due to a collision between two trains in Sohag Governorate in southern Egypt, which resulted in 199 injuries and 20 deaths.
In mid-April, another accident occurred in Dakahlia Governorate, north of Cairo, where two carriages derailed due to a train exceeding the speed limit in a maintenance zone, injuring 15 people. The latest incident occurred on Sunday in another Egyptian governorate, Qalyubia, which is adjacent to Cairo. Here, four carriages derailed and overturned, leading to at least 11 deaths.
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