Egyptian National Railways network

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public transport system railway network

The Egyptian National Railways network is Egypt’s state-owned national railway system, providing passenger and freight rail services that connect major cities and regions across the country.

Aliases (5)

Egyptian National Railways ×17
Egyptian railway network ×8
Egyptian State Railways ×2
Egyptian National Railways (for lines in Gaza area) ×1
Egyptian National Railways Authority ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public transport system → railway network →
connects	Alexandria → Assiut → Aswan → Cairo → Damietta → Luxor → Mansoura → Marsa Matruh → Minya → Port Said → Qena → Sohag → Suez → Tanta → Zagazig →
continent	Africa → Asia →
country	Egypt →
electrification	partially electrified →
gauge	standard gauge →
historicalSignificance	among the earliest railway systems outside Europe and North America → one of the oldest railway networks in Africa →
linksTo	Sudan border region via Upper Egypt →
locatedIn	Egypt →
mainCorridor	Cairo–Alexandria line → Cairo–Aswan line → Cairo–Damietta line → Cairo–Marsa Matruh line → Cairo–Port Said line → Cairo–Suez line →
operator	Egyptian National Railways →
owner	Egyptian National Railways →
primaryHub	Ramses Station, Cairo →
primaryTrackGauge	1,435 mm →
purpose	freight logistics → intercity transport → regional transport →
regulatesBy	Ministry of Transport of Egypt →
secondaryHub	Alexandria Misr Station → Giza railway station →
serviceType	freight rail → passenger rail →
status	operational →
usesRollingStock	diesel locomotives → freight wagons → passenger coaches →

Referenced by (32)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexandria Misr Station ("Egyptian National Railways") → Cairo–Alexandria line ("Egyptian National Railways") → Cairo–Aswan railway line ("Egyptian National Railways") → Cairo–Damietta line ("Egyptian National Railways") → Cairo–Marsa Matruh line ("Egyptian National Railways") → Cairo–Port Said line ("Egyptian National Railways") → Cairo–Suez line ("Egyptian National Railways") → Egyptian National Railways network ("Egyptian National Railways") → Giza railway station ("Egyptian National Railways") → Ramses Station, Cairo ("Egyptian National Railways") →	operator
Alexandria Misr Station → Cairo–Alexandria line ("Egyptian railway network") → Cairo–Aswan railway line ("Egyptian railway network") → Cairo–Damietta line ("Egyptian railway network") → Cairo–Marsa Matruh line ("Egyptian railway network") → Cairo–Port Said line ("Egyptian railway network") → Cairo–Suez line ("Egyptian railway network") → Giza railway station → Ramses Station, Cairo ("Egyptian railway network") →	partOf
Cairo–Alexandria line ("Egyptian National Railways") → Cairo–Port Said line ("Egyptian National Railways") → Cairo–Suez line ("Egyptian National Railways") → Egyptian National Railways network ("Egyptian National Railways") →	owner
Ministry of Transport of Egypt ("Egyptian National Railways") → Ministry of Transport of Egypt ("Egyptian National Railways Authority") →	oversees
General Directorate of Railway Police ("Egyptian National Railways") →	collaboratesWith
Palestine Railways ("Egyptian State Railways") →	connectedTo
Qena →	hasRailConnection
General Directorate of Railway Police ("Egyptian railway network") →	jurisdiction
Ramses Station, Cairo ("Egyptian National Railways") →	ownedBy
Palestine Railways ("Egyptian National Railways (for lines in Gaza area)") →	successor
Palestine Railways ("Egyptian State Railways") →	usedRollingStockFrom