CAIRO – 27 March 2021: Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir apologized on Saturday for the Sohag train collision, promising to upgrade the railways in a high-tech system so human error may be avoided. By June 2022, the first phase of the comprehensive development of the railways will be completed in June 2022. The total distance of the three main lines (Cairo-Alexandria, Benha-Port Said, and Cairo-Aswan) will be completely secure and without human operator, the minister added. Meanwhile, the second phase of the development will be complete in mid-2024. “I promise you all and promise the president and the prime minister.

Source: Egypt Today March 27, 2021 16:18 UTC