Egypt revives rail service in Sinai, ending 50-year hiatus

NAMPA / Xinhua
2024-10-07
NORTH SINAI, Egypt, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- A 100-kilometer railway in Egypt's North Sinai began trial operations on Monday, restoring train service to the region for the first time in more than half a century. The Al-Fardan-Bir al-Abd line, featuring newly renovated stations, marks the first phase of a broader project aimed at modernizing and expanding rail connectivity across the Sinai Peninsula. The Egyptian Ministry of Transport and Industry an......
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