Authority confirmed Railroadthat during the course of the 158 Alexandria/Luxor train in the yard of Abu Nomros station, it was noticed that the rear wheel of the sixth carriage of the carriages had fallen off the rails without any injuries or deaths, and the fallen carriage was immediately separated and the rear part was attached to the front of the carriages.
The authority added, in a statement a little while ago, that the train moved at 14:30 following transferring passengers to the front part, and immediately the fallen carriage was lifted at 15:00, and the movement of the trains returned to normal.
Engineer Mohamed Amer, head of the Railway Authority, directed the formation of a committee to find out the causes of the fall and hold the negligent accountable, and the authority apologized to the passengers for the incident and the resulting delays.
And it was announced Railway Authority The position of the expected threats and delays today, given the comprehensive development work being carried out by the authority these days on some routes, which will enhance safety and security factors, and raise the level of services provided to the public.
First: Line (Cairo / Alexandria)
Train delays average 30 minutes.
Second: Line (Cairo / High Dam)
Average train delays are as follows:
– (Cairo / Assiut) for a period of 60 minutes.
– (Assiut / Aswan) for 60 minutes.
Third: Line (Banha / Port Said)
Train delays average 90 minutes.
Fourth: Line (Tanta / Mansoura / Damietta)
Train delays average 45 minutes.
Fifth: Line (Qalyub / Shebeen El Qanater / Zagazig / Mansoura)
Train delays average 45 minutes.
The authority apologized to the traveling public for these delays due to threats at some work sites of the modern projects being implemented, such as the renovation and maintenance of railways, the development of slides and stations, and the modernization of signal systems. The authority called on travelers to take measures and preparations in accordance with their interests and work.
And implemented Railroad A restructuring project, which aims to help the government improve the effectiveness and efficiency of railway services and ensure their safety through the authority investing in modernizing signaling systems, renewing railway lines, and modernizing its management and operating practices in order to increase the response of the railway sector to meet economic and social needs, and enhance The financial soundness of the executing agency of the project, and among the axes of structuring, the modernization of the signaling systems. This component finances the modernization of the signaling systems along the Arab El-Raml-Alexandria line with an automatic computerized traffic control system for this part, and the Cairo-Banha line, and supervising these investments.