Egyptian National Railways network

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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.


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

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