CAIRO - 31 August 2023: Engineer Mohamed Amer, head of the Railway Authority, confirmed that the development work witnessed by the railway increased the number of trains entering Ramses station. Amer further explained that the new station of Bashteel in Upper Egypt is a smart station, and it was necessary to accomodate the number of trains. The head of the railway authority added, during his tour of the Upper Egypt train station, that the station was established with self-financing from the railway authority, and is implemented by one of the investment companies affiliated with the railway, noting that the station completely changed the facade of the region. He added that the cost of establishing the station is 3.5 billion pounds from the railway budget, and it will be opened within days, serving passengers from Upper Egypt and the Manashy line, noting that trains extending from Lower Egypt to Upper Egypt and vice versa will pass through Cairo Station - Ramses Station. The station includes 6 berths to serve the passengers of Upper Egypt, on the side of Sudan Street, and (4) berths for the Manashi line.

Source: Egypt Today August 31, 2023 19:52 UTC