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Egypt and Hungary agree on delivery of 44 new passenger railcars
October 30, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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MAMasrawy
وزير النقل يتفق مع المجر على استكمال توريد 44 عربة ركاب جديدة
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مصالمصرى اليوم
مصر والمجر تتفقان على توريد 44 عربة قطار جديدة لدعم أسطول السكك الحديدية
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يواليوم السابع
وزير النقل يلتقي نظيره المجري ويبحثان استكمال توريد 44 عربة ركاب جديدة
(opens the publisher’s site)Egyptian Transport Minister Kamel El-Wazir and Hungarian counterpart David Vitézy agreed to complete the delivery of 44 new passenger railcars being manufactured in Hungary.
- El-Wazir met Hungarian Transport Minister Vitézy on October 30, with Deputy Transport Minister Wajdi Radwan in attendance.
- The two sides agreed to deliver 44 railcars built in Hungary — 4 first-class air-conditioned, 6 buffet, and 34 second-class air-conditioned — on a set timetable.
- El-Wazir stated the ministry is executing a comprehensive railway development plan covering rolling stock, infrastructure, signaling, and workshops, alongside localizing manufacturing.