Egyptian National Railway is one of the largest economic institutions in Egypt and the Arab world, and is the oldest in the area of transport services (passengers and goods). It's considered the backbone of passenger transport in Egypt, where the volume of railway passengers and goods transport is: 

• Passengers transport: 500 million passengers annually (about 1.4 million passengers a day). 
• Goods transport: 6 million tons annually.

The total length of network is 9570 km.

• Paths of quadripartite lines - 20 km 
• Paths of double lines - 1466 km 
• Paths of single line - 3667 km 

Railway's yards, workshops and warehouses 

Signals system on the heavy lines of movement to achieve the safety factors on them  

• Lines working by electrical signals 15% 
• Lines working by mechanical signal 85% 

The total number of stations is 705 major, sub and medium-stations, including: 

• Main stations - 22  
• Central stations - 59 
• Medium stations - 60  
• Small stations - 564 

Number of Bridges and Tunnels - 885

• Railway bridges on the Nile and waterways, 511 
• Bridges above the Railway for cars, 58 
• Tunnels for cars and pedestrians, 137  
• Bridges overhead for pedestrians, 137

• 342 German locomotive, capacity 2475 hp 
• 45 Canadian locomotive, capacity 2475 hp 
• 30 U.S. locomotive, capacity 1850 hp 
• 253 Canadian locomotive, capacity 1650 hp 
• 30 locomotive maneuver Spanish, capacity 1200 hp 
• 80 new U.S. locomotive GE, capacity 4000 HP 
• 40 new U.S. locomotive EMD, capacity 3245 hp 

The fleet of passenger transport coaches is 3500 including 850 air-conditioned coaches the passenger transport service on the ENR of different qualities, ranging in speed from 90 to 120 km/h Fast sleep trains, and first and second AC luxury Special trains Renovated trains Suburban trains, with average speed of 90 km/h.

The Egyptian Ministry of Transportation (MOT) has recently modified the railway law allowing private sector participation and operation of railway projects.  There is significant local demand for railway parts in the Egyptian market.

For information please select the following document: Egypt Railway Assessment Additional Information.docx

For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Egypt Government Contact List

Travel Time Matrix 

Railway Companies and Consortia 

The railway industry is operated by the government through the Ministry of Transport.   

Key Route Information 

Railway network 

• The total length of network is 9570 km  
• Paths of quadripartite lines 20 km 
• Paths of double lines 1466 km 
• Paths of single line 3667 km 
• Railway's yards, workshops and warehouses  

Key Stations