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The Transportation Ministry is plans to spend EGP 45 mn on railway projects in the <\/strong>coming years<\/strong>, Minister Hisham Arafat says, according to Ahram Online<\/a>. This includes EGP 3 bn to install emergency brake systems on trains, EGP 2 bn on work at some 560 crossings, and EGP 2.4 bn on new signalling systems. Arafat made clear that the government is counting on new private-sector interest in the system at the same time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Transportation Ministry is plans to spend EGP 45 mn on railway projects in the coming years, Minister Hisham Arafat says, according to Ahram Online. This includes EGP 3 bn to install emergency brake systems on trains, EGP 2 bn on work at some 560 crossings, and EGP 2.4 bn on new signalling systems. 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