Egypt - General Information

Country Name

Egypt, Misr مصر

National railway system

National Railway Operator

Egyptian National Railways (Al-Sikak al-Ḥadīdiyyah al-Miṣriyyah السكك الحديدية المصرية‎)

Language

Arabic, some English written and spoken in what might be considered tourist areas.

Currency

Egyptian Pound as of 12/20 approximate value £1 = E£20

UIC code

90

Timetable

Journey Planner

Train Schedule and Prices

Downloadable Timetable

www.completegypt.com/train-timetable offers some key intercity journeys

Printed Timetable

None known.

Engineering Information

None.

Bus Information

A useful site is www.completegypt.com/bus-timetable

This lists a selection of main inter-city routes and to tourists destinations many of which are far from any railway line.

Often mini-buses or similar (pick up trucks) ply in an apparently random (to the foreign observer) pattern often travelling once full (or full enough to accommodate the driver) from wherever you are to where you wish to go so long as you can clearly impart where you wish to go! These might just be within larger towns/cities or in some cases over long distances taking many hours.

Maps

Printed Maps

World Railway Atlas Vol. 7 North, East and Central Africa by Neil Robinson?????

Ticketing

Any useful general info on tickets - doesn't have to be an essay

Infrastructure

Infrastructure Authority

ha ha!!

Network Statement

ha ha!!

Gauge

Standard

Electrification

3000V DC????

Rule of the road

The entire network is single track.????? Left??

Distances

Forget it

Other Railways

None.

Tourist Lines

None.

Metro

Cairo has a three line metro with a system map at Cairo Metro Map.

General info on passenger service, including opening times and line lengths, is given in English at Cairo Metro info.

Coaches only for women, and their families, are provided in all trains with fines for men entering them.

Trams

None??