The National Railway Authority has temporarily suspended 40 train journeys to expedite the completion of maintenance and development work on Egypt’s railway lines, Transport Minister Hisham Arafat said yesterday, Ahram Gate reports. The authority expects to complete upgrading railway crossings by 2022, authority head Sayed Salem said, according to Al Masry Al Youm. Meanwhile, the ministry is planning to announce the winning bid to supply 1,300 locomotives by the end of the month, Al Mal reports.

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