During a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli and Transport Minister Kamel el Wazir on Monday, the president stressed the importance of modernizing the Egyptian transport sector, which he said is of great importance to the state's sustainable development plans. CAIRO - 25 January 2020: Sources in the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) told Egypt Today that LE55 billion have been allocated to development works that will take place between July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2022.The total number of railroads being constructed and renovated is 1,120. The construction works of 648 railroads are finished while the control systems have been introduced in 418. One of the railcars would be tested in Hungary, so it would be granted the safety certification by the European Railway Agency. The first of those will arrive in Cairo at the end of 2020 to be first tested.

Source: Egypt Today January 25, 2020 14:48 UTC