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Railway Stations In Egypt
Railway stations in Egypt include: Stations served by passenger trains Stations served Existing Most major lines originate from Ramses Station, Cairo or Misr Station, Alexandria: * Giza ** Luxor ** Edfu ** Aswan ** Shellal * Port Said * Suez * Damietta * El Alamein ** Marsa Matruh Proposed * In 2010, a road/rail tunnel under the Suez canal was proposed. * In 2014, the following 80 km long double track 25 kV line was proposed: * El Salem * Bilbeis City * Sharqeya Possible * Hurghada (Red sea) * Safaga * to Luxor ---- * Sadat City * Cairo ---- * Aswan * Marsa Alam Ferry A weekly ferry service on the Nile River connects the Egyptian railhead at Aswan with the Sudan railhead at Wadi Halfa. See also * Egyptian National Railways * Egypt-Sudan Railway Committee References External links Upgrade {{Asia topic, List of railway stations in * Railway stations Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a List of transcontinen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt, while Alexandria, the second-largest city, is an important industrial and tourist hub at the Mediterranean coast. At approximately 100 million inhabitants, Egypt is the 14th-most populated country in the world. Egypt has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage along the Nile Delta back to the 6th–4th millennia BCE. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, ur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |